Products specifications
Author
|
Margi Preus |
Pub Date
|
25/02/2020 |
Binding
|
Hardback |
Pages
|
320 |
Country
|
United States |
Dewey
|
FIC |
GBPPrice
|
12.99 |
Availability
|
Available |
Newbery Honor recipient Margi Preus tells the incredible true
story of a group of French teenagers who helped save refugees in WWII
Based
on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands
of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for
what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge
documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives
with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to
carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into
Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught: A
policeman is sent to keep an eye on them, German soldiers reside in a
local hotel, and eventually the Gestapo arrives, armed with guns and a
list of names. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against
time to bring their friends to safety.