Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon
by Ida Vos, Terese Edelstein, and Inez Smidt
Relates the experiences of a young Jewish girl and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Ganador del Premio Nacional del Libro Judío Libro ganador del premio Junior Library Guild Gold Selection 2021 Hannah está cansada de las fiestas religiosas; su familia solo habla del pasado. De hecho, le parece que eso es lo que hacen en todas las fiestas judías. Pero este año, el Seder de Pesaj será diferente, Hannah será transportada misteriosamente al pasado... y solo ella conoce los horrores indescriptibles que le esperan. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Winner of the National Jewish Book Award...
Soon is the 4th powerfully moving addition to Morris Gleitzman's bestselling Second World War series about Felix and Zelda. The war has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground - for food, for shelter, for protection. Felix is in hiding to stay safe, but has been left holding the baby - literally. Felix vows protect the infant, just as a few incredible people saved him from the Holocaust. This immensely affecting story will move readers of all ages and will be welcomed by the...
Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young Jewish girl in wartime Holland. This suspenseful novel vividly portrays the fear, uncertainty, and terror of the Nazi occupation in Holland. It is a story that reflects both the worst and best of humankind. A worthy addition to children's books about the Holocaust, The End of the Line will leave young readers to ponder how the most dreadful conditions can lead ordinary citizens to perform the most heroic acts. People like Lars, Hans, and Mrs. Vos...
Russia in 1938 is a place of great terror. Joseph Stalin is in charge. His Secret Police are everywhere, searching for anyone who might be his enemy. People have no idea who they can trust.Seven-year-old Shura doesn't know about any of this. He's happy in his little home in Leningrad going to school in the mornings, playing with his best friend in the afternoon, fighting with his big sister, spending time with his Mama, Papa and baby brother Bobka.Until one day everything changes. Mama and Papa...
A Time to Be Brave (Stepping Stones: A Chapter Book: History)
by Joan Betty Stuchner
David and his family live in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, until September 1943 when their neighbors help smuggle them to Sweden to escape Hitler's orders to send the Danish Jews to concentration camps.
Moshe Wisniak, a poor Polish Jew, uses his physical strength and cleverness, plus luck, to help him survive the horrors he is subjected to in the concentration camps of World War II. Based on the life of Moshe Garbarz.
An American girl living in Nazi-occupied Holland resents the presence of a German soldier quartered in her grandparents' home until the night she tries to hide part of the town's treasured clock mechanism.
The start of a thrilling new mystery series from the number-one-bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. And who better to become a spy than a child? A child can go places, see things and listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can.Enter May Wong and her friends. Trained up at the Ministry, they soon embark upon their first mission: masq...
The author describes her experiences during World War II when she and her family were sent to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
Waiting for Anya (A Lythway book) (New Windmills)
by Michael Morpurgo
Jo places his life in danger when he helps protect a growing number of Jewish children who have sought refuge at a reclusive widow's farm.
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping (Dear America)
by Barry Denenberg
Anna has always been the clumsy one in the family. Somehow she can never do anything right! She bumps into tables, and she can't read the blackboard at school. Her perfect brothers and sisters call her "Awkward Anna." When Papa announces that the family is moving from Germany to Canada, Anna's heart sinks. How can she learn English when she can't even read German? Nothing could be worse than this! But when the Soldens arrive in Canada, Anna learns that there is a reason for her clumsiness. And s...
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit/Homecoming/Phantom Tollbooth Boxed Set
by Judith Kerr and Norton Juster