Someone Named Eva
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 15, 2009
A gripping tale of one girl’s struggle against the Nazis. “Remember who you are, Milada.” Milada’s grandmother says these words on the night the Nazi soldiers come to their home in Czechoslovakia.
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- Who it’s for
- A gripping story of a girl separated from home and struggling to remember who she is.
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Prejudice & Racism
- Published
- HarperCollins, June 15, 2009
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A gripping tale of one girl’s struggle against the Nazis. “Remember who you are, Milada.” Milada’s grandmother says these words on the night the Nazi soldiers come to their home in Czechoslovakia. But what do they mean? She is Milada, who lives with her mama and papa, her brother and sister, and her beloved Babichka. Milada with the sun-kissed hair, eleven years old, fastest runner in her school. How could she ever forget?
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Then the Nazis send Milada to a Lebensborn center in Poland, and Milada quickly discovers that holding on to her true identity will be the greatest struggle of her young life.
Holding On
A gripping story of a girl separated from home and struggling to remember who she is.
Come here for
- A young girl’s fight to hold on to her identity under Nazi rule
- An immersive wartime story about family, memory, and belonging
Expect
- A child’s perspective on the pressures of Nazi persecution
- Tension rooted in identity, family, and the pull of home
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 98% |
|---|---|
| War & Military Stories | 48% |
| Prejudice & Racism | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Multigenerational Families
- Stepfamily Stories
- Girls & Young Women
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- Historical Europe
- Holocaust Stories
- Wars & Military History
- War & Military Stories
- Authors
- Joan M. Wolf
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 15, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics