num_pages: 256
description: Inge Dorenwald and Lieselotte Vessely have been best friends for most of their thirteen years. They share secrets, fears, hopes and even the same birthday. It never mattered that Inge was Jewish and that Lieselotte was the daughter of a Nazi SS officer—until now. Hitler and Nazism are infiltrating Vienna, Austria, in 1938 and suddenly it is forbidden for the girls to continue seeing each other. Despite the danger, Inge and Liselotte struggle to keep their friendship alive. But will they be able to do it?This novel, based on the author’s own experiences during World War II, is an ALA Notable Book and winner of the Sydney Taylor Award and the Golden Kite Award.
language: English
title: The Devil in Vienna
titlecomplete: The Devil in Vienna
genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, World War II, Historical, Childrens, Fiction, Holocaust
ratings_count: 347
places: Vienna
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association), awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education)
publisher: Puffin Books