Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles from each other in the German Rhineland, but Helen\'s fate took her to the Auschwitz extermination camp, while Alfons ranked high in the Hitler Youth.
The riveting stories of these two remarkable people must stand as a powerful lesson to us all..
This book tells both of their stories, side-by-side, in an overwhelming account of the nightmare that was World War II.
While she was crammed in a cattle car bound for the death camp Auschwitz, he was a teenage commander of frontline troops, ready to fight and die for the glory of Hitler and the Fatherland.
While Helen was hiding in Amsterdam, Alfons was a fanatic believer in Hitler\'s master race.
But their lives took radically different courses: Helen\'s to the Auschwitz concentration camp
Alfons to a high rank in the Hitler Youth.
Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles from each other in the German Rhineland.
This is the story of their Parallel journey through World War II.
He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth.
She was a young German Jew. 5-page photo insert.
Christopher Award winner and ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
A book to make your blood run cold.--School Library Journal.
Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles from each other in the German Rhineland, but Helen\'s fate took her to the Auschwitz extermination camp, while Alfons ranked high in the Hitler Youth
