German Girl (Correa)

Book Reviews
In 1939, the German ship St. Louis set sail from Hamburg for Havana carrying more than 900 passengers, most of them German Jewish refugees, escaping from the Nazi regime. Correa’s debut novel follows one of those passengers, a 12-year-old girl.... Though the novel covers an important piece of history, the story of the Rosenthals never quite comes together.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Correa bases his debut novel on the real-life account of the ill-fated 1939 voyage of the St. Louis, delivering an engrossing and heartbreaking Holocaust story; his listing of the passengers' names at the end of the book adds to its power. —Catherine Coyne, Mansfield P.L., MA
Library Journal


The parts of the book set in Berlin and aboard the St. Louis are powerful and affecting.... By contrast, the Cuban scenes seem a little flat and drawn out, and the ending—with Hannah now an old woman—is unexpectedly maudlin. Still, this is a mostly well-told tale that sheds light on a sorrowful piece of Holocaust history.
Kirkus Reviews