Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G ; Violence: PG (alludes to round ups and deaths)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Present day - First middle schooler Liv is abandoned and ridiculed by her best friend. Then she is assigned a family history project - but her family consists of only four, and her grandmother refuses to talk about her history. Then as they are cleaning the attic, she finds a precious little box that supplies a few clues. Amsterdam, 1942 - The Nazis are rounding up Jews, so 12yo Mila and 16yo Hannie are sent to live with a non-Jewish family near their former home in Amsterdam. Mila tries her best to acclimate to the new situation, but Hannie is angry and needs a way to fight back - even if it means putting her life in danger.
Having lived in the Netherlands, I am always interested in the topic. I wish I had asked more questions while I was there. But Kessler gives us another side of the Amsterdam story (bless Anne Frank, but she was not the only Jewish person in the city) and a powerful Holocaust story. I hope your school is also intrigued about the topic and interested in learning.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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