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Available
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Publication
Hyperion Book CH (2005), Edition: 1st, 40 pages
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, a boy and his father slip out of their village and into the mountains, where they join a group of fellow Jews at a humble seder table.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Honor Book — 2006)
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User reviews
LibraryThing member STBA
Jacques, a young French boy whose family lives as Catholics during World War II, attends a secret Seder with his father in a secluded cabin, where despite the danger and meager menu, the participants are inspired and hopeful.
LibraryThing member raizel
Not only am I related by marriage to the main characters, but I was the catalyst for uniting the author with the boy in the story.
LibraryThing member stacey.abrahamson
The Secret Seder touched my heart. It evoked real emotion of a historical event in a short story. In the story, I was able to imagine how I might personally feel as a child going through something so scary. The beautiful water color illustrations definitely enhanced my experience with the text. As
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a teacher, I would use this book with 5-6th grade students to show what lives were like during the holocaust and then expand into personal experiences students have had that may have left them feeling like Jacque. Show Less
ISBN
0786807776 / 9780786807772
UPC
725961007775
Other editions
Secret Seder by Doreen Rappaport (Hardcover)