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Published
2022
Publisher
Versify/Clarion
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin

Kip Wilson

In 1932 Berlin, orphan Hilde finds work and love at a queer cabaret as the Nazis rise to power.

  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2023
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Themes

LGBTQ+First loveWar & conflict

Mood

Feels emotional, tense.

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