Hiding Edith: A True Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781897187067)

The remarkable true story of a young girl named Edith and the French village of Moissac that helped her and many other children during the Holocaust. The town's mayor and citizens concealed the presence of hundreds of Jewish children who lived in a safe house, risking their own safety by hiding the children from the Nazis in plain site, saving them from being captured and detained and most certainly saving their lives.

Author: Kathy Kacer
ISBN-10: 1897187068
ISBN-13: 9781897187067
Publisher: Second Story Press
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2006
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.02h x 6.56w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 109223 / Hiding Edith: A True Story

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Notable

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2006 pg. 36
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2006 pg. 1073
School Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 164
Booklist 12/01/2006 pg. 40