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The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson

Label
The most dazzling girl in Berlin, by Kip Wilson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-408)
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
014-017
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The most dazzling girl in Berlin
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1256804876
Responsibility statement
by Kip Wilson
Summary
"On her eighteenth birthday, Hilde leaves her orphanage in 1930s Berlin, and heads out into the world to discover her place in it. But finding a job is hard, at least until she stumbles into Café Lila, a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers. Rosa, one of the club's waitresses and performers, immediately takes Hilde under her wing. As the café denizens slowly embrace Hilde, and she embraces them in turn, she discovers her voice and her own blossoming feelings for Rosa. But Berlin is in turmoil. Between the elections, protests in the streets, worsening antisemitism and anti-homosexual sentiment, and the beginning seeds of unrest in Café Lila itself, Hilde will have to decide what's best for her future . . . and what it means to love a place on the cusp of war."--Publisher's webpage
Table Of Contents
Frankenstein goes west : the mad scientist from classic literature to modern sci-fi horror / James Francis, Jr. -- "Pay attention, 007" : the evolution of Q in the Bond film franchise / Claire Hines -- A space odyssey : the moonwatcher, the scientist, and the art of war / William Gombash -- The scientist as sixties icon : cinema, politics and collective memory / Oliver Gruner -- "Why is everything so heavy in the future?" : science and a nation at risk in the American teen movies of 1985 / Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield -- Through heroism and science "woman inherits the earth" : female scientists and dramatic acts in the Jurassic Park film franchise / Rachel L. Carazo -- A scientific method to muppet madness : the enduring significance of innovation at Muppet Labs / Danielle Johannesen -- "All of it, madness" : cosmic horror and the scientists of Chernobyl / Philip L. Simpson -- A feeling for the clone : feminist science in action in Orphan Black / Olivia Belton -- Dexter : forensic scientists, orientated audiences and the dark defender of the social order / Ryan Taylor -- "It's my time now. The time of science" : mad science in American horror story / Rebecca Janicker -- "I suggest you don't worry about those things and just enjoy yourself" : the scientist, time travel and the development of narrative conventions / Dylan Pank and John Caro
Target audience
adolescent
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