Good Night, Maman
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · April 12, 2010
Karin Levi’s world of family, school, and friends is torn apart when the German army occupies Paris in June of 1940.
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- Who it’s for
- A refugee’s wartime journey brings family, separation, and the work of growing up into close focus.
- Themes
- Survival, Growing up, Love enduring hardship
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, Immigration & Moving, Jewish Religious Stories
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Karin Levi’s world of family, school, and friends is torn apart when the German army occupies Paris in June of 1940. Karin and her brother, Marc, like Jews all over Europe, find themselves on the run, seeking safety wherever they can find it. When Marc obtains two coveted places aboard a ship bound for the United States, Karin knows that crossing the ocean means she may never see her beloved parents again. Yet she and Marc have little choice if they are to survive.
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Karin’s unforgettable story--revealing the little-known world of a handful of European refugees in World War II America--tells of survival, of growing up, and of love’s ability to endure even the most extraordinary circumstances.
A Childhood Upended
A refugee’s wartime journey brings family, separation, and the work of growing up into close focus.
Come here for
- A young person’s view of displacement and survival
- The ache of leaving family behind
Expect
- A sustained story of growing up amid extraordinary circumstances
- Love and family bonds tested by wartime separation
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 85% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Moving | 74% |
| Jewish Religious Stories | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- European Biographies
- Stories About Divorce
- Stepfamily Stories
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- Historical Europe
- Holocaust Stories
- Wars & Military History
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Authors
- Norma Fox Mazer
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 12, 2010
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Survival · Growing up · Love enduring hardship
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories