{"product_id":"the-edelweiss-pirates-isbn-9781782693093","title":"The Edelweiss Pirates","description":"\u003cb\u003eA HEART-STOPPING ADVENTURE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE TEENAGE REBELS WHO STOOD UP TO THE NAZIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.Dirk Reinhardt, born in 1963, studied German and history before becoming a freelance journalist and starting to write books for children and young adults. \u003ci\u003eThe Edelweiss Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e is his third novel. Rachel Ward is a translator from French  and German who lives near Norwich, in  the UK. She can be found on Twitter as @FwdTranslations.A heart-stopping adventure based on the true story of the teenage rebels who stood up to the Nazis","brand":"Pushkin Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305342161125,"sku":"NP9781782693093","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782693093.jpg?v=1767739134","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-edelweiss-pirates-isbn-9781782693093","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}