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A Day in the Life of Peter and Eve by Gretchen McBride illustrated by Ralph Canaday Scott Foresman Reading Street 5.2.2 ISBN 0-328-13520-8 ì... A Day in the Life of Peter and Eve by Gre

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A Day in the Life

of Peter and Eve

by Gretchen McBride illustrated by Ralph Canaday

Scott Foresman Reading Street 5.2.2

ISBN 0-328-13520-8 ì<(sk$m)=bdfcac< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U

Skills and Strategy Historical

fi ction

• Author’s Purpose

• Draw Conclusions

• Monitor and Fix Up

Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,

Lexile, ® and Reading Recovery ™ are provided

in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide.

Scott Foresman Reading Street 5.2.2

ISBN 0-328-13520-8 ì<(sk$m)=bdfcac< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U

Skills and Strategy Historical

fi ction

• Author’s Purpose

• Draw Conclusions

• Monitor and Fix Up

Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,

Lexile, ® and Reading Recovery ™ are provided

in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide.

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First Next Then

Reader Response

1 What you do think was the author’s purpose for

writing this book?

2 Do you understand how the Karps were able to

leave Germany? Use a chart like the one below to tell what happened Reread the story to clarify your understanding

3 The word cable has many different meanings What

meaning does it have in this book? (See page 11.)

4 Have friends of yours ever been teased or bullied

because they were different from other people? How did it make them feel? How do you think it would make you feel?

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In the cool, dark cellar, Peter Kissel’s alarm clock rang He silenced it as quickly as he could

“Wake up, little sister,” he said In the cot next

to his, Eve was still sleeping Peter felt sorry for her Eve was too young to remember what life was like before the war

It was a war that seemed to go on endlessly

Last night, enemy bombers had flown right over

the roof of their house The distant boom of their

falling bombs had lasted for a long time

Peter wished he were still sleeping He had been dreaming of frying sausage The war had caused food shortages, making meat almost impossible to find “Oh, if only Mother were cooking sausages for breakfast!” Peter thought He sniffed hopefully at the air But all he could smell was the cellar’s coal dust

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“At least,” Peter thought to himself, “I still have my jar of apple butter.” He imagined spreading the jar’s delicious contents on some fresh bread Fresh bread, like meat, was difficult

to find in the stores

The apple butter had been made by Peter’s mother, using apples, sugar, and spices She had given him the jar on his last birthday Peter had decided to save it for when his brother Carl and his father came home Carl was a soldier fighting

in the war Papa had to live in a town far away so that he could help make trucks for the war

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“It’s so dark in here,” Eve groaned The morning light barely entered the gloomy cellar

The cellar was gloomy for a reason Before Papa had moved away, the rest of the family had made an agreement with him to stay safe from the enemy bombers by sleeping in the cellar

Papa did not want the enemy planes to see any light from the house So together with Peter he had covered the cellar window with dark cloth

They had also tied bundles of rags and old newspapers to the window, so it wouldn’t rattle when the planes flew overhead

The Kissel family lived an hour’s train ride away from Berlin, the capital of Germany The planes flew over their little town on their way

to bomb the capital The townspeople could see the flash of the bombs exploding in Berlin

Sometimes they made the ground shake

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“Peter, Eve, breakfast!” Mama called from upstairs Peter knew there wouldn’t be any sausage Still, he kept his hopes up Maybe his mother had been able to get some fresh bread!

But there was only yesterday’s bread with the butter substitute that Peter hated

“Mama, Herr Braun has six dairy cows

Can’t we buy butter from him?” Peter asked

(Herr is the German word for “mister.”)

“Only the soldiers get butter,” Mama said

“Carl is a soldier Do you think he’s been lucky enough to have butter?” Eve asked

“I hope so,” her mother replied softly

After breakfast, Peter and Eve walked to school The schoolyard was filled with shouting and running children When the headmaster appeared on the steps of the building, everyone fell silent and formed orderly lines Peter

watched his little sister line up with the youngest girls as he joined a line of older boys

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Fräulein Mann was Peter’s teacher (Fräulein

means “miss” in German.) Peter worried about his teacher She often looked sad and tired Her dresses were faded, and Peter could see where she had been forced to mend them

Wringing her hands, Fräulein Mann rose

to speak “Today,” she began, “I am pleased

to introduce to you two of our town council representatives, Herr Meitzel and Herr Lutz

They will be speaking to us about our duty to Germany in this terrible time of war.”

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“Heil Hitler!” Herr Meitzel shouted, raising his arms and clicking his heels This was a salute

to Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Germany Herr Meitzel looked at their teacher expectantly

“Heil Hitler,” Fräulein Mann said softly Peter could tell that she disliked giving the salute

“Boys and girls, I am here to warn you about a terrible danger,” Herr Meitzel began

“There are those living among us who are not true Germans,” he said, narrowing his eyes

“I’m talking about Jewish people, boys and girls Beware! Might someone you know be a Jewish person who is pretending to be German?

It is your duty to turn them in! Herr Lutz will now tell you how to stay safe from the Jews, and others who would destroy our beloved Fatherland.”

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“Perhaps,” Herr Lutz began in a hushed tone,

“you have neighbors who have opened their home to refugees But how could you tell if those refugees are true Germans, like you and me? I have here a copy of a letter written in secret by a refugee who is pretending to be a real German

Our experts have translated it from a language used by our enemies ‘My friends,’ the letter begins, ‘these fools feed me well with meat and sweets while I steal their money and learn their secrets.’ Imagine, boys and girls, these enemies are eating your sweets while they laugh at you!

Be watchful Tell us whom you suspect We will report to our superiors, and action will be taken!

You could be a hero, like a soldier!”

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With that, Herr Lutz and Herr Meitzel left

The room was quiet Peter thought of his old friend, Hans Karp Life in Germany had been difficult for the Karps, because they were Jews

Peter remembered the night a mob threw rocks through the windows of their house and painted terrible words on their front door When Peter asked his mother why this had happened, she said that Hitler was telling the German people that Jewish people were to blame for all of Germany’s problems Peter’s mother warned him not to believe this

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Not long after their windows were broken, Hans and his family left Germany, through the help of Fräulein Mann’s cousin, Thomas

Thomas had once been a diplomat stationed in England Just before England declared war on Germany, he was able to persuade the British government to issue a visa, or special pass, that would let the Karps travel to England Then he sent a cable to the Karps, saying that they had permission to enter England Right after that the Karps disappeared, without anyone hearing

if they had safely arrived in England Peter’s parents told him not to ask any questions about the Karps’s disappearance

“School is now over, class,” Fräulein Mann said Peter snapped out of his daydream It was time to go home!

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Peter and Eve walked home from school

When they got home they found their mother standing in the kitchen, reading a piece of paper

It was a letter from Carl! Their mother ladled out some soup for herself and her children Then she began reading the letter aloud

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September 21, 1944 Dear Family,

Now that I am stuck here in a field hospital, I at last have time to write Don’t worry, I haven’t been wounded The truth is I have been made sick by a terrible stomachache Oh, if only it had come from eating too many

of your wonderful ginger cookies, Mama! But the doctors say that it came from eating spoiled food They say that I will soon be well enough to return to my unit

Peter, when we last saw each other, you said that you hoped the war would last long enough for you to march into battle I admire your courage, Peter, but you must not wish for such a thing Instead, all of you, please hope for

a quick end to all the fighting

There is a small chance that the army will allow me

to return home for a visit If I get a chance to do so, I will send a letter

Love, Carl

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“Won’t your father be happy to hear about Carl’s letter?” Peter and Eve’s mother said, while wiping tears of joy from her eyes

Eve, Peter, and their mother talked about what they would tell Carl in their next letter

“We must make sure to tell him about the jar of apple butter I am saving for him!” Peter said

The family sat down to eat their soup Eve mentioned, “Mama, today some men from the town council came to talk to us They said there might be Jewish people hiding in our town and that it was our job to report on them Why are Jewish people bad, Mama?” Eve asked

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Peter saw his mother glance over her shoulder at the open kitchen window She looked nervous “Let’s talk about this when we are safe

in the cellar and preparing for bed,” she said, leaning close to her daughter “I don’t want our neighbors to hear us talking,” she added

“Mama, do we have to sleep in the cellar again?” Eve asked

“Yes, we’ll be safer there if a bomb falls near us,” her mother answered “Now go play in the garden while there is still a little light.”

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Peter watched his sister skip out into the garden “I don’t care if Hans Karp was Jewish I know that he was not bad, Mama,” he said softly

“You’re right, but we can’t talk about that now,” his mother responded

Later, when Peter and Eve were in the cellar with their mother, the family talked quietly

“When your father fought in the war years ago, do you know who fought beside him?” their mother asked

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“Hans’s father, Herr Karp,” Peter said

“Yes, and do you know what Herr Karp did?

When your father was wounded in the trenches, Herr Karp saved his life Herr Karp is Jewish, and he fought heroically for Germany But the Nazis still forced him to leave the country.”

“Mama,” Eve asked, “are we Nazis?”

“No,” her mother replied, “Not all Germans are Nazis But the Nazis run Germany They are bad people They make me ashamed of our country.”

Peter added, “Eve, you’re too young to remember this, but Hans Karp used to be my best friend I miss him very much.”

Eve looked confused “Peter, you and Mama say the Karps were good people So why did Herr Lutz and Herr Meitzel say that we need to stay safe from Jewish people?”

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“They say that because the Nazis order them to,” their mother explained She added, “Some

of them believe what they say Others are afraid that the Nazis will hurt them if they don’t say those things.”

“But, Mama, shouldn’t we tell the people who say these terrible things that they are wrong?”

Eve asked

“I wish you could, Eve But the Nazis would hurt you for saying so Still, you may tell or ask me anything you want, but only here in the cellar, in whispers,” her mother said

Eve nodded solemnly Her mother continued

“There are other people in our town who think like we do They are helping Jewish families get away from the Nazis Would you give up something to help them?”

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“Like what?” Peter asked

“There’s that apple butter you’ve been saving for Carl and Papa Would you give it to Jewish families who need it more?” Mother asked

“Of course, but how will we get it to them?”

Peter wondered

“Take it to school with you tomorrow and give it to Fräulein Mann She knows people who help the Jewish people who are in hiding Say that it is a present from your mother, and she will understand Now before we fall asleep tonight, let us hope for an end to this terrible war.”

Peter looked into the darkness Soon, he hoped, the Nazis would lose the war Then good people like the Karps could come back home again, and Mama would no longer have to be ashamed of their country

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The Hitler Youth was founded by Adolf Hitler in 1933, the

year he seized power in Germany It was founded to ensure

that German boys grew up learning to be loyal to Hitler over

everyone else In 1936 it was made law that all non-Jewish

German boys join the Hitler Youth Membership in the Hitler

Youth lasted for five years, from ages thirteen to eighteen Upon

turning eighteen, children in the Hitler Youth graduated to

become members of the Nazi Party Their participation in

the Hitler Youth ended officially at age twenty-one, after they

had completed three years of service with the German military

Hitler Youth members were taught never to question

Hitler, and to obey the commands of his Nazi Party without

fail They were told to report back to their leaders about

anyone who criticized Hitler or the Nazi Party

Adolf Hitler reviewing children at a Hitler Youth rally.

Hitler Youth