Month: April 2009

Lisa’s War by Carol Matas

I remember reading this book as a teenager many years ago- it was one of my book order books, that I still have in my collection. I really liked the cover illustration at the time, and actually still like it rather well. Lisa is...

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Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer

Karin Levi is one of the lucky Jews to escape France alive, with her brother Marc. To be a Jew in France, during Hitler’s occupation, was basically a death sentence. Follow the complex path of Karin and Marc as they move,...

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Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer

Karin Levi is one of the lucky Jews to escape France alive, with her brother Marc. To be a Jew in France, during Hitler’s occupation, was basically a death sentence. Follow the complex path of Karin and Marc as they move,...

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Mongoose by Janet Halfmann

I ordered this book at our library, and finally got it in. My boys were absolutely thrilled. “Did you order this for me?!?” “No, it’s mine, I love mongooses.” “It’s mine, right,...

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