![]() ![]() Her struggle to reconcile what she has been taught and what she has learned by example from her parents is a poignant one it is all too clear that even a reasonable young mind can be warped by a society that has embraced madness as patriotism. When Korinna stumbles upon the secret, she begins her moral education-although not before she places her entire family in jeopardy. She and her friends despise Jews-and keep track of suspicious people in their little diaries-with a mindless faith that is truly terrifying to consider.īut Korinna’s parents harbor a secret within the walls of their home, a Jewish woman and her 5-year-old daughter, Rachel. In Behind the Bedroom Wall, Laura Williams has fashioned a complex and involving moral tale about what seems at first to be an unlikely heroine: 13-year-old Korinna Rehme, who in 1942 Germany is a staunch member of the local Hitler youth group. ![]()
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