Under the Iron Bridge

The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers

By: Kathy Kacer

Narrated by: Gabi Epistein

What does it take to stand up for what’s right?

It’s 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last thing he wants to do is march around with a bunch of bullies, supporting the Gestapo and abusing the city’s Jews, but even Paul’s parents think he should go along with his classmates in order to keep himself safe.

Just when he’s starting to despair, Paul meets the Edelweiss Pirates, a group of teenage boys and girls who are working to undermine the growing power of the Nazis. When he joins the rebel organization, he finds out just how hair-raising and dangerous it is to sabotage the Third Reich and rescue Jews wherever they can. But choices have consequences, and during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, Paul must step out of the shadows and make a life-changing decision.

Inspired by the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, a group that declared “Eternal War on the Hitler Youth,” Under the Iron Bridge is a tale of courage in the face of cruelty.

©2021 Kathy Kacer (P)2022 Second Story Press

Critic reviews

“An accessible, well-paced story about courageous young people resisting the Nazis.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A fast-paced, compelling story.” — Karen Rankin, CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“This well-written, easily understandable portrayal of some events of the Holocaust will be an asset to middle and high school libraries and history teachers.” — School Library Journal