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Escape wartime Europe, discover a new life.
"Good Night, Maman" is a compelling story of resilience and courage in the face of adversity. It follows the journey of a young girl, Karin, as she navigates the treacherous landscape of occupied Paris and subsequently, as a refugee in America. This book offers readers a unique glimpse into the lives of European refugees during World War II and sheds light on the struggles they faced. It is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and those interested in stories of survival and hope.
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ISBN: 9780152061739
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $26.09
Authors:
Norma Fox Mazer
Publisher: Clarion Books
Date of Publication: 2010-04-12
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 627 readers)
Description
Young readers who have loved and mourned Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl may take solace in the more hopeful ending of Good Night, Maman, Norma Fox Mazer's tender story of a brother and sister's escape from the Holocaust. Like all Jews in France during World War II, Karin and her older brother Marc are on the run from the Nazis. At first the siblings and their strong and gentle mother hide for more than a year in a tiny storage closet in a neighbor's house. But when the Jew Searches are intensified, they must leave, traveling on foot and only at night. At last Karin and Marc are lucky enough to find places on a ship bound for the United States, but Maman is too ill for the journey and must stay behind. At the refugee camp in Oswego, New York, Karin takes comfort in writing unmailed letter after letter to her mother, as she and Marc struggle to adjust to a new country, a new language, and each other's changing needs. Marc finally reveals that Maman is dead, a sad fact he has kept to himself to shelter his sister--to allow her to increase her own strength with the support of her mother's remembered presence. Mazer based her novel on historical fact--the camp at Fort Ontario in Oswego was the only official shelter offered to European Jews by the United States. For a contrasting treatment of this same setting, teens will want to read Two Suns in the Sky, by Miriam Bat-Ami. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell
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Escape wartime Europe, discover a new life.
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