Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · March 25, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- First-person accounts bring the fear, ingenuity, and fragile luck of hiding during the Holocaust close.
- Themes
- Holocaust survival, Children in hiding, Loss of home and family
- Genres
- Holocaust History for Teens, Lives in History, Wars & Military History for Teens
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For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II. Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in secret rooms and behind walls.
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He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live.This is just one of the true stories told in Hidden Like Anne Frank, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share the experience of going into hiding to escape the Holocaust. Some were just toddlers when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network that kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close calls that made all the difference.
Lives in Hiding
First-person accounts bring the fear, ingenuity, and fragile luck of hiding during the Holocaust close.
Come here for
- Children’s wartime experiences told in their own voices
- The varied ways families and strangers helped people stay hidden
Expect
- Accounts of danger, loss, and close calls
- A serious, accessible encounter with survival during the Holocaust
Where it sits
| Holocaust History for Teens | 99% |
|---|---|
| Lives in History | 71% |
| Wars & Military History for Teens | 64% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Holocaust History for Teens
- Europe for Teens
- Judaism for Teens
- Authors
- Marcel Prins, Peter Henk Steenhuis
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- March 25, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Holocaust survival · Children in hiding · Loss of home and family
- Reading lane
- Holocaust History for Teens