The Edelweiss Pirates

Author: Reinhardt, Dirk, Rosen, Michael, Ward, Rachel

General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 26 August 2021 by Pushkin Children's Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 288 pages
129 x 197 x 23 | 262g

When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haunted by a secret from his past. Sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read, Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle.

The diary tells how Josef left the Hitler Youth for a gang called The Edelweiss Pirates. Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the Pirates are only interested in hanging out and having a good time, but as the situation in Nazi Germany gets worse, they start to plan dangerous missions against Hitler's regime-soon they are fighting for their lives.