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The Safest Lie
Contributor(s): Cerrito, Angela (Author)

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ISBN: 0823433102     ISBN-13: 9780823433100
Publisher: Holiday House
OUR PRICE: $14.41  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2014028428
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 570(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" L (0.80 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Holocaust
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Cultural Region - Polish
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Older Readers, 2016
National Jewish Book Award, Finalist, Children's Literature, 2015
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 50
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 83
Booklist 09/15/2015 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 09/28/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2016
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 176885
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
National Jewish Book Awards Finalist: Anna's grandmother always told her that the truth was the safest lie--but in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the truth about Anna's identity is the most dangerous thing there is

It's 1940, and nine-year-old Anna Bauman and her parents are among the 300,000 Polish Jews struggling to survive the wretched conditions in the Warsaw ghetto. Anna draws the attention of a woman called Jolanta--a code name of the real-life resistance spy Irena Sendler, who smuggled hundreds of children out of the ghetto.

Jolanta wants to help Anna escape, but first Anna must assume a new identity, that of Roman Catholic orphan Anna Karwolska. Whisked out of the ghetto to a Christian orphanage, Anna struggles to hide her true identity . . . until she slowly realizes that the most difficult part of this charade is not remembering the details of her new life, but trying not to forget the old one entirely.

This powerful historical novel sheds light on the hidden children, who escaped the horrors of ghettos and concentration camps only to lose their identity and heritage, living among foreign families to stay safe. Informed by the author's interviews with Irena Sendler, the book includes an author's note detailing the research and historical information that brought this story to life.


Contributor Bio(s): Cerrito, Angela: -

Angela Cerrito works for the U.S. government in Germany as a physical therapist. This is her first book.


 
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