陸瑞秋是北加州一個普通的九年級學生，看上去弱不禁風的她從小喜歡運動，足球籃球都打得很好。平時喜歡寫作。可是一個加州矽穀的中學生怎麽會寫一本關於二戰中德國納粹集中營的故事呢？ 喜歡刨根問底的瑞秋從六年級就對探索這個問題感興趣。和大部人一樣，瑞秋開始也以為被關進納粹集中營裏的都是猶太人。直到她開始大量閱讀關於納粹集中營的書，才發現裏麵關的不僅有猶太人， 還有吉普賽人，殘疾人，同性戀者，社會民主黨人和共產黨人等。這個發現使得她產生了一種要把這段黑暗的曆史寫成一個故事的衝動。
關於二戰中普通德國家庭兒童的書不是很多，瑞秋的書使我第一次思考德國普通家庭在二戰中是個什麽情形。有興趣的叔叔阿姨去Amazon 訂一本支持一下小作者。也可以到當地書店買到，或者到我這裏訂一本小作者簽名的書。你們家的小朋友或許因為讀了此書而增加對歐洲史的興趣。
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Young author Rachel Lu releases her debut novel
"Every Act of Mankind" chronicles one woman’s courageous flight during Nazi Germany
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – As someone who has always been interested in World War II, author Rachel Lu never knew that not all who were put in the concentration camps were Jewish people. There were gypsies, political figures and communists. This discovery inspired her to weave a tale that revisits this dark period of history. Her new publication, “Every Act of Mankind,” (published by Xlibris) will grip readers’ hearts.
Set in 2003, this book goes back in time to follow the memories of Kerstin in 1941, a survivor of Nazi Germany. In an attempt to protect her mentally handicapped sister Erin, perfectly sane Kerstin is sent to the hospital along with Erin. The experiences she has while there, and later during the war, change her life forever. To cope with her haunting past, she sees a shrink who advised her to write her troubles down. As she begins the painful yet liberating process, the story of her past unravels with it, along with her thoughts, her secrets and her guilty conscience.
“I want readers to know that there were different camps set up for different people who Adolf Hitler did not envision in his the Aryan “master” race,” says Lu. “Also, I want them to know that the German citizens had different viewpoints on this.”
A compelling yet poignant read, “Every Act of Mankind” takes readers into a woman’s tragic journey through the darkest period of the 20th century, letting them glimpse a different perspective of Nazi Germany and the horrors people at that time experienced.
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Rachel Lu was born in North Carolina and raised in the Bay Area. She is 14 years old. She writes in her free time and devours books with equal ferocity. She enjoys playing basketball at her school and outside of school. She lives with her mom, dad and younger sister. She has an older brother, but he is away in college. She looks forward to writing more books in the future.
