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Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war.

Describes the holidays and festivals celebrated throughout the year in Poland.

Eleven-year-old Rudi Kaplan is forced to survive in hiding when Nazi forces invade Poland and bomb his home city of Warsaw, and he trusts in his faith in God to help him survive the attack by Hitler, after his father is imprisoned, by hiding his Jewish identity.

An evocatively rendered graphic-novel adaptation depicts the experiences of two Jewish children whose father is taken away by the Nazis before they make a daring resuce from their Jewish ghetto to a resistance fighter camp.

Presents the untold story of the young Jewish women who became resistance fighters against the Nazis during World War II.

A biography of chemist Marie Curie, covering her early life, the obstacles she faced, and her impact on the world.

"It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them--until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?"--Provided by publisher.

"Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun. In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends -- but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II. The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma. This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today"--.

"Details the eight-year odyssey of how [Shulevitz] and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union"--Amazon.