Genre: Historical Fiction
Subject: A young Jewish boy and his family hide in France during WWII
This is a powerful look at the lengths that Jewish families took during World War II to stay safe while still upholding their religious traditions. The story shows how Jacques and his family hide out in a small town in France from Hitler's army and how they secretly hold a Seder with other Jewish families hiding out in the same area. The illustrations, done by Emily Arnold McCully do a good job of capturing the fear and the secretive nature of what is taking place in the story. This would definitely be a good book to look into while studying the Holocaust because it shows that the affect of Hitler's terror stretched way beyond just Germany. It would help children understand the way his terrible acts affected all of history.
