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Friedrich and his best friend were growing up in Germany in the early 1930s. At first, Friedrich seemed to be the more fortunate, but when Hitler came to power, things began to change. Friedrich was expelled from school and became an orphan when his mother died and his father was arrested and deported.
This is a terrifying story of the destruction of a single Jewish family.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are many books around the world that talk about World War One. However, very few are like Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter. This book is unique. I, as a ninth graders have never read any book with a better perspective than Friedrich. Friedrich Sneider is a young boy who lives in a German town in the early 1930's. He lived in a small apartment with another family, the Resch's who were non-jewish, and among them was Friedrichs best friend. Friedrichs daily life is told from his friends point of view. Day to day scenes of discrimination against Friedrich are narrated. At first, they seem insignificant, but later they would gain influence on his life, and it be for the worst. Things that would be as simple as an insult would later turns into a real threat. This was before Hitler, however when Hitler steps in the scene, things start to get more serious, this is when the fact of being a Jewish boy in a discriminative society becomes an excuse to be persecuted. In my opinion this story is great. The reason is because it is about a single Jewish family, and all of their problems, this makes it very dramatic and sensitive. It also takes place before Hitler, which lets you deeply feel the changes that take place, which causes desperation and anger when having nowhere to go and nowhere to hide, if you are Jewish of course.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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i enjoyed this book as i liked the short chapters and i now feel i have a better understanding of how the jews were persecuted in such a horrible manner.i also feel i have a better understanding of how the jews suffered.An enjoyable read
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found the book very interesting as it gave me an insight view of how things were at that time. I didnt realise how strained things were. I also liked the ways Hans Peter Richter was writing it from his opinion, as he grew up. Although the times were hard and there was so much indifference he was still the same Friedrich. If you want to get inside a book and find out what things were really like from a German child's point of view, and how things changed between them as they grew up also how much more they were affected by the situation, this is perfect. I find it amazing how brave Friedrich was and how he tryed so hard to fit in and understand why there was discrimination. In Friedrich's view, it proves Anne Frank's theory, 'in despite of everything, people really are good on the inside.'
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Essential Reading for everyone
I read this, and subsequently Richter's other books as a child.
The author's perspective as an ordinary, working class, boy growing up in Nazi Germany is unique amongst... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2002
Very Good Indeed...
It has given me a better understanding of the jews. It was a very good read. A young boy called Friedrich gets moved away from his school, home and even his family. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2001
Nice Short ChapterS!!!
I read this book in German for school, I thought it was interesting. I am in grade 9. So younger people and older people can all enjoy it in German or English, it also has nice... Read more
Published on 27 May 1999
This book was reasonably good.
The book was pretty good except for the fact that it was so short. The essence of the book was barely acknowledged. If this book had been longer I would have given it 5 stars
Published on 9 April 1999
Friedrich is a helpless child in the Holocaust Era
Our teacher Mrs. Eller made our class pick from 16 books. I picked Friedrich, like some of my other friends did. It was such a good book! I recomend it to everyone. Read more
Published on 14 May 1998
This was a good book.
As a 12 year old kid that decided to read the book Friedrich I thought it was interesting. Friedrich's friend was very helpful to the story. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 1998
This book was OK, but it was too short!
This book was pretty good. The topic of it was pretty
interesting. But the story was way too short. I think Hans
Peter Richter should have made this book longer. Read more
interesting. But the story was way too short. I think Hans
Peter Richter should have made this book longer. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1997
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