Resistance (scholastic Gold) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Resistance (scholastic Gold)

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · March 2, 2021

New York Times bestseller Jennifer A. Nielsen tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis.

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Who it’s for
A sober, page-turning historical read with a prestige finish.
Genres
Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Historical Europe
Published
Scholastic Inc., March 2, 2021

About this book

New York Times bestseller Jennifer A. Nielsen tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis. Resistance joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content! Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps.

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After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Using forged papers and her fair features, Chaya becomes a courier and travels between the Jewish ghettos of Poland, smuggling food, papers, and even people. Soon Chaya joins a resistance cell that runs raids on the Nazis' supplies. But after a mission goes terribly wrong, Chaya's network shatters. She is alone and unsure of where to go, until Esther, a member of her cell, finds her and delivers a message that chills Chaya to her core, and sends her on a journey toward an even larger uprising in the works -- in the Warsaw Ghetto. Though the Jewish resistance never had much of a chance against the Nazis, they were determined to save as many lives as possible, and to live -- or die -- with honor.

Hard-Hitting History

A sober, page-turning historical read with a prestige finish.

Come here for

  • Immersive historical fiction
  • Serious, sustained reading

Expect

  • History-forward tension
  • Author-follower appeal

Where it sits

Holocaust Stories77%
War & Military Stories46%
Historical Europe19%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Family Stories
  • Historical Europe
Authors
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
March 2, 2021
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Action & Adventure