The Berlin Boxing Club Paperback – October 23, 2012

★ "Carefully drawn complex characters, exciting history, and a strong emotional story" (School Library Magazine (lead review))

★ "The same powerful work as the artist" My Mother's Cheerleader "is equally amazing. (Kirkus comment (lead comment))

"Readers will be fascinated by close-up stories about sports details and daily suppression." (ALA list)

"A rich and easy-to-read description of the danger and traps of everyday life in Nazi Germany" (Trumpet Book)

"This beautifully written adult story brought human faces to the victims and pain during the Holocaust, while revealing the history of Black Boxer Joe Louis and German hero Max Schmeling nationwide Political significance and impact of sexual matching "(Young Advocate Voice (VOYA))

"I became a boxer and an artist to fight fiercely and thoughtfully like Karl Stern, to save his family, and fought against the Nazi wolf and his own anxiety" (Robert Lipsyte, Author of THE CONTENDER and CENTER FIELD)

"In Berlin right after Kristallnacht, this is not just a story about the terrible events of Nazi Germany, it is also a story about identity, family, and growth" ("Eleven children and YA books" to help remember the Holocaust ) (Bright)

Carl Stern had never thought that he was a Jew, and eventually he did not even enter the synagogue. But at a Berlin school in Nazi era his bully did not care that the family of Karl did not believe in religion. They were disappointed with the attack on the inherited property he did not accept, and Karl was eager to prove his worth.

Later, champion boxers and German hero Max Schmeling and Karl's father reached an agreement to give Karl Boxing lessons. As a skilled cartoonist, Carl had never been interested in boxing, but now it seems to be a great opportunity to reinvent himself.

However, when Nazis intensified violence against the Jews, Carl needed to play a new role. It is a family guardian. When Max's reputation forced him to connect with the Nazi elite, Carl began to doubt the place where his hero's sympathy was truly. Is Carl responsible for balancing his boxing dreams and not to hurt his family?

One of the strengths of Karl was boxing, but when he was banned at the German Youth Championship in 1937 and banned play, he could no longer use boxing as a flight and traveled to the Berlin Boxing Club I quit. When he finally returned, he learned that the club was sold and became a place to make blankets. At the same time, Max is in the US and is preparing for a rematch with an African-American boxer, Joe Lewis, who won the joy of the empire in 1936. But when Max lost the rematch he also lost all the status with the Nazi regime and credibility. He returned to Germany, was defeated and downgraded, stayed at Excelsior Hotel

It is worth mentioning: Sharenow saved the life of two Jewish boys and hid them in the hotel room, the story of Max Schmeling's truth till he could confirm that they ran away from the United States So he got inspired. This charitable and heroic deed was not known until 1989 when Werner Lewin, one of the boys invited Schmeling to thank him. ** The book refers to many wonderful German expressionist artists, in addition to George Groz, in his "source" list, Sharenow is a good place for Neue Galerie to see the work of some artists If you do this, please visit the old world branch once in New York and try Cafe Sabarsky This is one of my favorite things to do on my Friday morning is.

Sharenow effectively demonstrates the influence of Nazi's increasingly tight lasso against German Jews in the 1930s at the Berlin Boxing Club. I think that the character is drawn well that is real, considerate. Through them, Sharenow believes that many secular Jews consider themselves the first of the Germans, the second of the Jews, and why this idea might cause great confusion when the Nazis first took over You can indicate. Curl is obvious in Karl, even that he wants to join the Hitler youth school with other boys. Like many people, Stearns believes that Hitler and his regime do not last long or things settle down at least. At that time, of course, I will feel the same.