The baby experiment
Subtitle: a novel
By: Anne Dublin
Contributors: Chaplin, Nicole
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781459701359
Subjects: Jews; Historical fiction; Orphans; History; Juvenile fiction; Fiction
Description: Johanna is a 14-year-old Jewish girl who lives in Hamburg, Germany, in the early 18th century. She feels stifled by the daily drudgery of her life and dreams of seeing what lies outside the confines of the Jewish quarter. Johanna lies about her identity and gets a job as a caregiver at an orphanage. Until it's too late, she doesn't realize a secret experiment is taking place that results in the deaths of babies. Deciding to kidnap one of the orphans, Johanna sets off for Amsterdam. She faces many dangers on her journey, including plague, bandits, storms and, not least of all, anti-Semitism. Johanna has a lot of courage and determination, but will it be enough to save the baby and reach her destination? Will she finally find a place where she can be free? --Publisher's description.
Notes: Edited by Nicole Chaplin--T.p. verso.

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