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Harboring Hope: the True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis by Susan Hood
Call Number: B Sinding Hood

ISBN: 9780063214484

Publication Date: 2023-03-21

Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
xiii, 352 Pages
Ages 10+

The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood. It wouldn't be easy, but they had to try. It was their only chance to survive. In 1943, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait to safety in Sweden during World War ll. In Henny's words, "It was the right thing to do so we did it. Simple as that." But what happened when their operation's cover was blown and it was Henny's turn to escape This incredible true story in-verse about courage, community, humanity, and hope is perfect for fans of Lifeboat 12, Alias Anna, and Alan Gratz. Includes extensive back matter with primary sources, additional information, further reading, and photographs.

Sears Subject Headings:

Sinding, Henny--1921---Juvenile literature.
Sinding, Henny--1921-.
German Occupation of Denmark--(Denmark: 1940-1945).
Jewish Holocaust.
World War--(1939-1945)
1939-1945
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Denmark--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1935--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Denmark.
Rescue works, Denmark.
World War, 1939-1945--participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark.
Women--Biography.
Military participation--Female.
Wars--Underground movements.
Holocaust, 1939-1945--Denmark.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Denmark.
Rescue work--Denmark.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark.
Women--Biography.
Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile literature.
Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Denmark.
Denmark--History.
History.
Juvenile works.
Stories in rhyme.
Free verse.
Literature.
Biographies.

Alias Anna: Zhanna Arshanskaya: a Biography in Verse : a True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood; Greg Dawson
Call Number: F HOOD

ISBN: 9780063083899

Publication Date: 2022-03-22

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
339 Pages
Ages 10+

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's son). She wouldn't be Zhanna. She'd use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Jewish girl, must leave behind her friends, her freedom, and her promising musical future at the world's top conservatory. With no time to say goodbye, Zhanna, her sister Frina, and their entire family are removed from their home by the Nazis and forced on a long, cold, death march. When a guard turns a blind eye, Zhanna flees with nothing more than her musical talent, her beloved sheet music, and her father's final plea: "I don't care what you do. Just live."

Sears Subject Headings:

Dawson, Zhannah.
Women pianists--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Child musicians--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Jewish children in the Holocaust--Ukraine--Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Poetry.

Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
Call Number: F ISAACS

ISBN: 9780590603638

Publication Date: 2000-04-01

Scholastic Press
188 Pages
Ages 12+

Twelve-year-old Eva and her sister have been forced to leave their home in Poland and are imprisoned in a Nazi labor camp. There they must spin thread on treacherous machinery to make clothing and blankets for the German Army. As Eva struggles amid ever worsening dangers to save her life and that of her sick sister, readers witness how two teenagers strive to create home and family amidst inhumanity and chaos. Written in exquisite prose, this story of heartbreak and hope that is rich in detail and symbolism will deeply move readers of all ages.

Sears Subject Headings:

World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile fiction.
World war, 1939-1945--Jews--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction.
Concentration camps--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Jews--Europe--Fiction.

Odette's Secrets by Maryann Macdonald
Call Number: F MACDON

ISBN: 9781599907505

Publication Date: 2013-02-26

Bloomsbury
225 Pages
Ages 9-14

Odette is a young Jewish girl living in Paris during a dangerous time. The Nazis have invaded the city, and every day brings new threats. After Odette's father enlists in the French army and her mother joins the Resistance, Odette is sent to the countryside until it is safe to return. On the surface, she leads the life of a regular girl--going to school, doing chores, and even attending Catholic Mass with other children. But inside, she is burning with secrets about the life she left behind and her true identity. Inspired by the life of the real Odette Meyers--and written in moving free-verse poetry--this is the story of courage, of determination to survive, and of a young girl forced to hide in plain sight.

Sears Subject Headings:

Meyers, Odette--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction.
Meyers, Odette--Childhood and youth--Fiction.
Jews--France--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--France, Fiction.
Identity--Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION--Historical--Europe.
JUVENILE FICTION--Historical--Holocaust.
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction.
Fiction.

It Rained Warm Bread by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet; Hope Anita Smith; Lea Lyon (Illustrator)
Call Number: F MOSKOW

ISBN: 9781250165725

Publication Date: 2019-08-13

Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
142 Pages
Ages 9-14

A powerful middle grade novel-in-verse about one boy's experience surviving the Holocaust. Moishe Moskowitz was thirteen when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family learned the language of fear. The wolves loomed at every corner, yet Moishe still held on to the blessings of his mother's blueberry pierogis, of celebrating the Sabbath as a family, of a loyal friend. But each day the darkness weighed more heavily on Moishe as his family was broken, uprooted, and scattered across labor and concentration camps. Just as his last hopes began to dim, a simple act of kindness redeemed his faith that goodness could survive the trials of war: That was the day it rained warm bread. Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet relates her father's triumphant Holocaust story through the words of award-winning poet Hope Anita Smith. Deftly articulated and beautifully illustrated by Lea Lyon, this is an essential addition to the ever-important collection of Holocaust testimonies.

Sears Subject Headings:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
Jews--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Jews--Poland--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Fiction.
Poland--History--Occupation--1939-1945--Fiction.
Fiction

Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai
Call Number: F NAGAI

ISBN: 9781250159212

Publication Date: 2019-10-15

Henry Holt and Company
293 Pages
Ages 10-14
A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan's experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II. Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they've known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop at nothing to get her little sister back. Literary and historically insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII.

Sears Subject Headings:

World War, 1939-1945--China--Manchuria--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Refugees, Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Manchuria (China)--History--1931-1945--Juvenile fictions.
Manchuria (China)--History--1931-1945--Fiction.
Fiction.

Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
Call Number: F ROY

ISBN: 9780761452775

Publication Date: 2012-01-05

Marshall Cavendish
227 Pages
Ages 10+

"In 1945 the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto was liberated. Out of over a quarter of a million people, about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were children. I was one of the twelve." For more than fifty years after the war, Syvia, like many Holocaust survivors, did not talk about her experiences in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. She buried her past in order to move forward. But finally she decided it was time to share her story, and so she told it to her niece, who has re-told it here using free verse inspired by her aunt. This is the true story of Syvia Perlmutter--a story of courage, heartbreak, and finally survival despite the terrible circumstances in which she grew up. A timeline, historical notes, and an author's note are included.

Roy's Website

Sears Subject Headings:

Jews--Persecutions--Poland--Lodz--Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
Jews--Poland--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Fiction.