Eleanor Ramrath Garner (Books)

Eleanor Ramrath Garner Books

This author delves into profound psychological and ethical questions through her literary work. Her writing frequently explores the impact of historical trauma, such as the Holocaust, and how narratives can foster self-reflection and critical thinking. She emphasizes capturing an authentic voice, employing literary techniques like active verbs and figurative language to bring her stories to life. Her work also serves as a bridge between past and present, shedding light on human rights and the effects of conflict on children.

Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany

224 pages
8 hours of reading

4.1(658)Add rating

During the Great Depression, when Eleanor is nine, her family moves from her beloved America to Germany, from which her parents had emigrated years before and where her father has been offered a job he cannot pass up. But when war suddenly breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic, they realize returning to the United States isn’t an option. They arrive in Berlin as enemy aliens.Eleanor tries to maintain her American identity as she feels herself pulled into the turbulent life roiling around her. She and her brother are enrolled in German schools and in Hitler’s Youth (a requirement). She fervently hopes for an Allied victory, yet for years she must try to survive the Allied bombs shattering her neighborhood. Her family faces separations, bombings, hunger, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion, and the terrors of Soviet occupancy.This compelling story is heart-racing at times and immerses readers in a first-hand account of Nazi Germany, surviving World War II as a civilian, and immigration.