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The Upstairs Room
HarperCollins
ISBN13:
9780062849809
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Newbery Honor Book ALA Notable Book An SLJ Best Book A Jane Addams Award Honor Book Winner of the Jewish Book Council Childrens Book Award A classic WWII survivor story based on award-winning author Johanna Reisss own childhood during the Holocaust. Now with a beautiful new cover and revised authors note. When the German army occupied Holland in 1940, Annie was only eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger. Most people thought the war wouldnt last long, but Annie knew that if she wanted to stay alive, she would have to go into hiding. Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered refuge to Annie and her older sister, Sini. For two years they hid in the cramped upstairs room of the Oosterveldss remote farmhouse. There, Annie and Sini would struggle to hold on to hopeseparated from their family and confined to one tiny roomas a frightful and seemingly endless war raged on outside their window. This classic autobiographical novel is a strong choice for classroom sharing and independent reading.
- | Author: Johanna Reiss
- | Publisher: HarperCollins
- | Publication Date: April 02, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0062849808
- | ISBN-13: 9780062849809
- Author:
- Johanna Reiss
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins
- Publication Date:
- April 02, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 208 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0062849808
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062849809