Don't Tell the Nazis by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

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The year is 1941. Krystia lives in a small Ukrainian village under the cruel - sometimes violent - occupation of the Soviets. So when the Nazis march into town to liberate them,many of Krystia's neighbors welcome the troops with celebrations,hoping for a better life. But conditions don't improve as expected. Krystia's friend Dolik and the other Jewish people in town warn that their new occupiers may only bring darker days. The worst begins to happen when the Nazis blame the Jews for murders they didn't commit. As the Nazis force Jews into a ghetto,Krystia does what she can to help Dolik and his family. But what they really need is a place to hide. Faced with...

The year is 1941. Krystia lives in a small Ukrainian village under the cruel - sometimes violent - occupation of the Soviets. So when the Nazis march into town to liberate them,many of Krystia's neighbors welcome the troops with celebrations,hoping for a better life. But conditions don't improve as expected. Krystia's friend Dolik and the other Jewish people in town warn that their new occupiers may only bring darker days. The worst begins to happen when the Nazis blame the Jews for murders they didn't commit. As the Nazis force Jews into a ghetto,Krystia does what she can to help Dolik and his family. But what they really need is a place to hide. Faced with unimaginable tyranny and cruelty,will Krystia risk everything to protect her friends and neighbors?

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Item #:NTS831053
ISBN13:9781338310535
Format:Jacketed Hardcover
Pages:240
Trim Size:5-¹⁄₂x 8-¹⁄₄
Theme:Courage,
Death and Loss,
Making Predictions,
Jewish,
WWII, the Holocaust
Genre:Historical Fiction
Subject:Helping Others,
Kindness and Compassion,
Prejudice and Discrimination,
Survival,
World War II,
Holocaust
Grades:3 - 7
Language:English