The Butterfly
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 24, 2000
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s-eye Holocaust story brings friendship, danger, and hope into close focus.
- Themes
- Friendship amid danger, Hope, Shared humanity
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Historical Europe
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A tale of friendship and bravery in the midst of unthinkable horror, this classic Holocaust story from master storyteller Patricia Polacco is a vital lesson in the power of hope. In this Holocaust story based on real events and passed from the narrator to her niece, the author-illustrator herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world.
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Ever since the Nazis marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. That is, until the night Monique encounters a little ghost sitting at the end of her bed. She turns out to be a Jewish girl named Sevrine who has been hiding from the Nazis in Monique's basement. Playing after dark, the two become friends. But when they are discovered, both of their families must embark on a nighttime flight. And Monique can only hope that the freedom of the butterflies in her garden will reach Sevrine as well.
Friendship in Hiding
A child’s-eye Holocaust story brings friendship, danger, and hope into close focus.
Come here for
- A moving story of friendship across fear
- A child’s perspective on courage and shared humanity
Expect
- Tension balanced by a thread of hope
- A tale based on real events
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 100% |
|---|---|
| War & Military Stories | 56% |
| Historical Europe | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Historical Europe
- Holocaust Stories
- Authors
- Patricia Polacco
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 24, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship amid danger · Hope · Shared humanity
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women