During that time, she reviewed all types of books, including ones for children. Her background in writing and teaching proved useful when she became a book reviewer. Nina continued writing into adulthood, combining it with a teaching career that spanned more than 20 years. Her family supported her writing and was a good audience. She practiced by composing letters, essays, and diary entries, playing with words, giving them special meanings, and also experimenting with different ways of constructing sentences. On top of these activities, Nina liked to write. Besides reading, she also enjoyed horseback riding and being with her friends. When she was young, her first favorite books were The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Heidi, and Russian fairy tales.
Her parents wanted Nina to take care of her little brothers and sisters and to help out around the house, but she much preferred finding a place to hide and read instead. They responded by saying that they’d been nowhere and did nothing. When they returned from their outdoor adventures, their parents would ask them where they’d been and what they did. She and her younger brothers and sisters loved playing outside. Nina’s parents, who were fugitives after the war, lived near Bodensee in southern Germany for a few years before moving to Idstein im Taunus, near Frankfurt, where she grew up. Nina Schindler was born in Germany shortly after the end of World War II.
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