{"product_id":"the-girl-with-the-secret-yael-zoldan-9781805000983","title":"The Girl with the Secret Name: The Incredible Life of Do?a Gracia Mendes Nasi","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"We are guardians of a great treasure. We are links in a precious chain,\" Papa paused, and Beatriz felt her heart pounding. This sounded very exciting! Her Papa looked up and his dark eyes caught hers. \"My daughter, we are Jews.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Secret Name\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inspiring true story of Beatriz de Luna or 'Do?a Gracia' Mendes Nasi, the 16th-century Jewish Portuguese philanthropist who saved the lives of hundreds of conversos across Europe during the Inquisition by establishing an escape network for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book recounts almost all of Do?a Gracia's remarkable life, beginning in 1522 on the eve of her 12th birthday when she learns that her family are secretly Jewish. It then follows her journey throughout the 1500s as she and her family move from Portugal to the Netherlands, and on to Italy and Turkey, trying to escape danger, while saving the lives of conversos as they went, up to her death in Istanbul in 1569.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly informative and moving, Yael Zoldan's retelling of Do?a Gracia's story will teach young readers about the importance of family, community and standing up for yourself and others when you know something is not right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yael Zoldan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805000985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805000983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Green Bean Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Yael Zoldan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401595474175,"sku":"9781805000983","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_406eb478-4929-40bd-8d1b-689129f1ca08.jpg?v=1733888070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-girl-with-the-secret-yael-zoldan-9781805000983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}