Hitler's Daughter is a children's novel by Australian children's author Jackie French. It was first published in 1999, and is one of French's most critically acclaimed books.
Awards and nominations
- Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers[1] (2000)
- Won - Sanderson Young Adult Audio Book of the Year Awards: Vision Australia Library (2000)
- Won - UK National Literacy Association WOW! Award
- Won - Semi-Grand Prix Award (Japan)
- Won - Notable Book, US Library Association Notable Book
- Won - Kids Own Australian Literature Award: Roll of Honour (2007)
- Won - Kids Own Australian Literature Award: Roll of Honour (2008)
- Shortlisted - Books I Love Best Yearly: Older Readers Award (2001)
- Shortlisted - West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (2002)
- Shortlisted - Kids Own Australian Literature Award (2002)
- Shortlisted - Canberra's Own Outstanding List (2002)
- Shortlisted - Young Australian Best Book Award (2002)
- Shortlisted - Children's Choice Book Awards: Older Readers
- Shortlisted - Young Australian Best Book Award: Fiction for Older Readers (2007)
- Shortlisted - Young Australian Best Book Award: Fiction for Older Readers (2008)
- Shortlisted - Kids Own Australian Literature Award: Favourite Book of 2008 (2008)
- Named a "Blue Ribbon" book by the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books in the USA (2003)
- Admitted to the Kids' Own Australian Literature Awards' Hall of Fame[2]
Adaptations
- Hitler's Daughter: The Play, adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre
References
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| | Picture books |
Shaggy Gully |
- Diary of a Wombat (2002)
- Pete the Sheep (2004)
- Josephine Wants to Dance (2006)
- The Shaggy Gully Times (2007)
- Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip (2008)
- Baby Wombat's Week (2009)
- Christmas Wombat (2011)
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| Miscellaneous |
- Hairy Charlie and the Frog (1994)
- Hairy Charlie and the Pumpkin (1994)
- Mermaids (1995)
- Pigs Don't Fly (2000)
- The Secret Life of Santa Claus (2001)
- Too Many Pears! (2003)
- Bears Don't Bounce! (2003)
- Queen Victoria's Underpants (2010)
- The Tomorrow Book (2011)
- Flood (2011)
- A Day to Remember (2012)
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| | Junior fiction |
Short story collections |
- Rain Stones (1991)
- Alien Games (1995)
- Mind's Eye (1996)
- Dancing with Ben Hall and Other Yarns (1997)
- The Silver Eyes (1997)
- The Book of Unicorns (1997)
- Ride the Wild Wind (2002)
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| Animal Rescue |
- Elephant Alert (2012)
- Gorilla Grab (2012)
- Tiger Tangle (2012)
- Shark Attack (2012)
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| Café on Callisto |
- The Café on Callisto (2001)
- Space Pirates on Callisto (2002)
- Vampire Slugs on Callisto (2003)
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| The Children of the Valley |
- The Music from the Sea (1993)
- The City in the Sand (1993)
- The House of a Hundred Animals (1993)
- The Metal Men (1994)
- The Tribe that Sang to Trees (1996)
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| Phredde the Phaery |
- A Phaery Named Phredde and Other Stories to Eat with a Banana (1998)
- Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and Other Stories to Eat with a Watermelon (1999)
- Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum (2000)
- Phredde and the Temple of Gloom - A Story to Eat with a Mandarin (2001)
- Phredde and the Leopard-Skin Librarian - A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple (2002)
- A Box Full of Phaeries, Phreddes and Fruit (2003)
- Phredde and the Purple Pyramid - A Story to Eat with a Passionfruit (2003)
- Phredde and the Vampire Footie Team - A Story to Eat with an Orange at Half Time (2004)
- Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants - A Story to Eat with a Mango (2005)
- Phredde and the Runaway Ghost Train (2005)
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| School for Heroes |
- Lessons for a Werewolf Warrior (2009)
- Dance of the Deadly Dinosaurs (2010)
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| Wacky Families |
- My Mum the Pirate (2003)
- My Dog the Dinosaur (2003)
- My Dad the Dragon (2004)
- My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome (2004)
- My Uncle Wal the Werewolf (2005)
- My Gran the Gorilla (2006)
- My Auntie Chook the Vampire Chicken (2006)
- My Pa the Polar Bear (2007)
- One Big Wacky Family (2008)
- Wonderfully Wacky Families (2009)
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| Historical fiction |
Animal Heroes |
- The Goat who Sailed the World (2006)
- The Dog who Loved a Queen (2007)
- The Camel who Crossed Australia (2008)
- The Donkey who Carried the Wounded (2009)
- The Horse who Bit a Bushranger (2010)
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| Miscellaneous |
- Somewhere Around the Corner (1994)
- Soldier on the Hill (1997)
- Daughter of the Regiment (1998)
- Hitler's Daughter (1999)
- Lady Dance (2000)
- How the Finnegans Saved the Ship (2001)
- The White Ship (2002)
- Valley of Gold (2003)
- Tom Appleby, Convict Boy (2004)
- They Came on Viking Ships (2005)
- Macbeth and Son (2006)
- Pharaoh (2007)
- The Night They Stormed Eureka (2009)
- Oracle (2010)
- Nanberry: Black Brother White (2011)
- Pennies for Hitler (2012)
- Dingo: The Dog who Conquered a Continent (2012)
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| Miscellaneous |
- Smudge (1988)
- The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup (1991)
- The Boy Who Had Wings (1992)
- Walking the Boundaries (1993)
- Annie's Pouch (1995)
- The Secret Beach (1995)
- A Wombat Named Bosco (1996)
- Beyond the Boundaries (1996)
- The Warrior: The Story of a Wombat (1996)
- Summerland (1997)
- Felix Smith Has Every Right to Be a Crocodile (1998)
- There's an Echidna at the Bottom of My Garden (1998)
- There's a Wallaby at the Bottom of My Garden (1999)
- Charlie's Gold (1999)
- Tajore Arkle (1999)
- Burt and the Band (2000)
- Captain Purrfect (2000)
- The Space Bug (2002)
- The Black House (2003)
- One Perfect Day (2006)
- The Day I Was History (2007)
- The Wombat and the Great Poohjam (2009)
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| | Junior non-fiction |
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- Shipwreck, Sailors & 60,000 Years: Before 1788 (2006)
- Grim Crims & Convicts: 1788-1820 (2005)
- Rotters and Squatters: 1820-1850 (2007)
- Gold, Graves and Glory: 1850-1880 (2007)
- A Nation of Swaggies & Diggers: 1880-1920 (2008)
- Weevils, War & Wallabies: 1920-1945 (2009)
- Rockin', Rollin, Hair & Hippies: 1945-1972 (2010)
- Booms, Busts and Bushfires: 1972— (2011)
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| Miscellaneous |
- Twelve Bottles Popping: Home-Made Presents to Flip Your Lid (1994)
- The Little Book of Big Questions (1998)
- How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer (1998)
- How to Guzzle Your Garden (1999)
- Stamp, Stomp, Whomp (2000)
- The Book of Challenges (2000)
- The Fascinating History of Your Lunch (2001)
- Big Burps, Bare Bums and Other Bad-Mannered Blunders (2003)
- To the Moon and Back (2004)
- The Secret World of Wombats (2005)
- How to Scratch a Wombat (2005)
- The Wonderful World of Wallabies and Kangaroos (2008)
- How High Can a Kangaroo Hop? (2008)
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| | Teen and young adult fiction |
Outlands |
- In the Blood (2001)
- Blood Moon (2002)
- Flesh and Blood (2004)
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| Historical fiction |
- A Rose for the Anzac Boys (2008)
- A Waltz for Matilda (2010)
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| Miscellaneous | |
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| | Adult fiction |
- A War for Gentlemen (2003)
- Searching for Charlie (2003)
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| | Adult non-fiction |
Gardening books |
- Organic Gardening in Australia (1986)
- Natural Rose Growing: An Organic Approach to Gardening (1988)
- The Organic Garden Doctor (1988)
- Natural Control of Household Pests (1990)
- The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods (1993)
- The Salad Garden (1993)
- Organic Control of Household Pests (1993)
- Organic Control of Common Weeds (1993)
- The Earth Gardeners Companion: A Month-by-Month Guide (1993)
- The Chook Book (1993)
- A to Z of Useful Plants (1993)
- Book of Lavender (1994)
- Book of Mint (1994)
- Book of Rosemary (1994)
- Book of Thyme (1994)
- Book of Chilli (1994)
- Book of Garlic (1994)
- Book of Parsley (1994)
- Book of Basil (1994)
- Jackie French's Guide to Companion Planting in Australia and New Zealand (1994)
- Switch! A Book of Home-Made Power, Water, and Garbage Systems (1994)
- Household Self Sufficiency (1994)
- New Plants from Old (1994)
- Back Yard Self Sufficiency (1995)
- The Organic Garden Problem Solver (1995)
- Plants That Never Say Die (1995)
- Soil Food: 3,764 Ways to Feed Your Garden (1995)
- Jackie French's Top Ten Vegetables (1995)
- Jackie French's Cook Book (1995)
- The Pumpkin Book (1996)
- Yates Guide to Edible Gardening (1996)
- Growing Flowers Naturally (1996)
- Making Money from Your Garden (1997)
- Yates Guide to Herbs (1998)
- Jackie French's Household Herb Book (1998)
- Natural Solutions (1999)
- The Best of Jackie French: A Practical Guide to Everything from Aphids to Zuchinni Chocolate Cake (2000)
- The House That Jackie Built (2001)
- Earthly Delights (2001)
- New Plants from Old: Simple, Natural, No-Cost Plant Propagation (2007)
- The Wilderness Garden: Beyond Organic Gardening (2007)
- The Earth Gardener's Companion (2009)
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| Miscellaneous |
- Seasons of Content (1998)
- Rocket Your Child into Reading (2004)
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| | Adaptations |
- Hitler's Daughter: The Play
- Pete the Sheep: The Musical
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| | 1982-1989 |
- Rummage by Christobel Mattingley (1982)
- Thing by Robin Klein (1983)
- Bernice Knows Best by Max Dann (1984)
- Something Special by Emily Rodda (1985)
- Arkwright by Mary Steele (1986)
- Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda (1987)
- My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
- The Best-Kept Secret by Emily Rodda (1989)
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| | 1990-1999 |
- Pigs and Honey by Jeannie Adams (1990)
- Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (1991)
- The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels by Anna Fienburg (1992)
- The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher (1993)
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1994)
- Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr (1995)
- Swashbuckler by James Moloney (1996)
- Hannah Plus One by Libby Gleeson (1997)
- Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal (1998)
- My Girragunji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor (1999)
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- Picture Book (1955-present)
- Early Childhood (2001-present)
- Older Readers (1946-present)
- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988-present)
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