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During World War II, many Jews were hidden from Nazi persecution like Anne Frank’s family. This book features stories from survivors in their own words describing their experiences in hiding. A great primary source resource. Glossary.
 
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NCSS | 6 other reviews | Jul 23, 2021 |
You may have heard of Anne Frank, the girl who went into hiding with her family during World War II because they were Jewish, a race of people the Nazis were treating cruelly and murdering. But did you know that Anne Frank was not the only child who spent time hidden away during WWII?

Each chapter of this book is a true story of stealing away in secret as a child in order to survive the war. The narratives are haunting: most of the authors were separated from their parents and siblings, some moved around to dozens of homes, others were abused by the families who hid them, and all found that the time they spent in hiding changed the courses of the rest of their lives, not always for the better.

These stories are riveting, but they are not easy to read. If you got through The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and are looking for similar fare, this is an excellent choice for you.

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Each of these chapters is told in first person; but because the author worked from interviews then retold the stories, they all have the same voice. It's concise, almost clinical, and simple to read. The lack of sentimentality and excess description made the book less appealing to me, but I think it actually creates a much more accessible volume for kids. Without blurring the truth of what happened during the Holocaust (or the cruel opportunism of some civilians during a time of war), Prins brings a matter-of-factness to a difficult subject, making it something plenty of kids (maybe 5th grade and up) can handle.
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rhowens | 6 other reviews | Nov 26, 2019 |
I found this book to be interesting.Iit is heartbreaking to read of children going into hiding soyoung that they do not recall their mothers when they next see them. Their stories are interesting and should be told.
 
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karconner | 6 other reviews | Jul 5, 2016 |
Fourteen accounts of Dutch Jewish children who were hidden from the Nazis and survived the Holocaust. A powerful collection of survivor stories although the title is a bit misleading. None of the experiences of these children resemble that of the Frank family and Anne Frank, of course, died in Bergen-Belsen.
 
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