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Philomel Books (2015), 40 pages
Description
While trying to escape with her family from the Nazis, a young Jewish French girl feels protected by angels.
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Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — 2016)
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LibraryThing member Sullywriter
An interesting, unusual Holocaust story with an ending that resolves too neatly. I'm confused about the girl describing the soldiers marching down the street wearing brown shirts. It was the Nazi party storm troopers who were infamous as "brown shirts," not the Wehrmacht soldiers (gray uniforms) or
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the SS (black) who the girl would have seen in the streets of Paris. This seems to be a historical inaccuracy. Show Less
LibraryThing member melodyreads
WWII, author's notes gently explain it is true.
LibraryThing member Whisper1
A young girl and her brother Aron are happy in Paris. They follow the streets to their favorite bakery, and purchase their favorite treat each day.
Now, the brown shirts are in the city. The bad men mean to harm and make no mistake about it, they mean business when they insist that her family, and
Losing his job, her father knows they must flee, hurry, hurry before it is too late. And, now, gathering their precious children, they run to the forest. When it feels uncomfortable, they run deeper in he woods. Finding others who are also fleeing, they build a community that shares food.
When Papa goes out of the forest with nine others, only three return. This, then is a sign to flee more and more. Now, it is winter and they must travel over the mountains, then more mountains as they head to Spain. Then from Spain, a boat takes them to England to live with a relative.
Finally, when it is over and the little girl and her family miraculously arrive back in Paris, alive, they little girl knows that the stone angel that stands on their building was with them throughout the entire time and protected them.
Jane Yolen never disappoints. Once again, a very deep subject is framed in fear and then hope.
Four Stars.
Now, the brown shirts are in the city. The bad men mean to harm and make no mistake about it, they mean business when they insist that her family, and
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all Jews must wear the yellow star.Losing his job, her father knows they must flee, hurry, hurry before it is too late. And, now, gathering their precious children, they run to the forest. When it feels uncomfortable, they run deeper in he woods. Finding others who are also fleeing, they build a community that shares food.
When Papa goes out of the forest with nine others, only three return. This, then is a sign to flee more and more. Now, it is winter and they must travel over the mountains, then more mountains as they head to Spain. Then from Spain, a boat takes them to England to live with a relative.
Finally, when it is over and the little girl and her family miraculously arrive back in Paris, alive, they little girl knows that the stone angel that stands on their building was with them throughout the entire time and protected them.
Jane Yolen never disappoints. Once again, a very deep subject is framed in fear and then hope.
Four Stars.
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ISBN
0399167412 / 9780399167416