In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry

Author:   Carla Killough McClafferty
Publisher:   St. Martins Press-3PL
ISBN:  

9780374382049


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   02 September 2008
Recommended Age:   From 11 to 14 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Carla Killough McClafferty
Publisher:   St. Martins Press-3PL
Imprint:   St. Martins Press-3PL
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780374382049


ISBN 10:   0374382042
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   02 September 2008
Recommended Age:   From 11 to 14 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Rescue stories bring hope to the Holocuast darkness, and this stirring account of a young New York City journalist who secretly helped over 2000 refugees escape Nazi-occupied France blends exciting adventure with the grim history. -- Starred, Booklist <br> The author's clear language makes the chronological story thrilling. She gives useful historical background to the individual saga and provides a lot of wonderful photos . . . . Highly recommended. --Starred, Jewish Book World Magazine<br> Period photographs help to flesh out the story, and an appendix provides brief follow-up biographies of some of the others involved. An interesting read that shines a light on a hitherto little-known figure. -- Kirkus Reviews <p> Numerous black-and-white photographs of the period and individuals who worked closely with Fry augment the readable and well-documented text. This is an intriguing look at how life completely changed for so many and how ingenuity and daring used by a few outwitted the enemy and saved lives. -- School Library Journal <br> McClafferty takes a fascinating, in-depth look at journalist Varian Fry's operation as he worked beneath the noses of the Gestapo to bring people to safety. --VOYA <br> This book is a valuable addition to sources about the Holocaust for young people . . . should be included in the libraries of all secondary schools, and the book provides a vivid example of an individual taking great personal risks on behalf of the needs of others. <br>-- ALAN Online Review<p> End matter comprising bibliography, index, quotation sources, and an appendix discussing the later years of ERC members will be useful for student research. --Bulletin for the Centerof Children's Books <br> Her [Carla Killough McClafferty] writing is sturdy, straightforward and unadorned. --Arkansas Times


Rescue stories bring hope to the Holocuast darkness, and this stirring account of a young New York City journalist who secretly helped over 2000 refugees escape Nazi-occupied France blends exciting adventure with the grim history. &#8212; Starred, Booklist <br>&#8220;The author&#8217;s clear language makes the chronological story thrilling.&nbsp; She gives useful historical background to the individual saga and provides a lot of wonderful photos . . . . Highly recommended.&#8221; &#8212;Starred, Jewish Book World Magazine<br> &#8220;Period photographs help to flesh out the story, and an appendix provides brief follow-up biographies of some of the others involved. An interesting read that shines a light on a hitherto little-known figure.&#8221; &#8212; Kirkus Reviews <p>&#8220;Numerous black-and-white photographs of the period and individuals who worked closely with Fry augment the readable and well-documented text. This is an intriguing look at how life completely changed for so m


Rescue stories bring hope to the Holocuast darkness, and this stirring account of a young New York City journalist who secretly helped over 2000 refugees escape Nazi-occupied France blends exciting adventure with the grim history. --Starred, Booklist The author's clear language makes the chronological story thrilling. She gives useful historical background to the individual saga and provides a lot of wonderful photos . . . . Highly recommended. --Starred, Jewish Book World Magazine Period photographs help to flesh out the story, and an appendix provides brief follow-up biographies of some of the others involved. An interesting read that shines a light on a hitherto little-known figure. --Kirkus Reviews Numerous black-and-white photographs of the period and individuals who worked closely with Fry augment the readable and well-documented text. This is an intriguing look at how life completely changed for so many and how ingenuity and daring used by a few outwitted the enemy and saved lives. --School Library Journal McClafferty takes a fascinating, in-depth look at journalist Varian Fry's operation as he worked beneath the noses of the Gestapo to bring people to safety. --VOYA This book is a valuable addition to sources about the Holocaust for young people . . . should be included in the libraries of all secondary schools, and the book provides a vivid example of an individual taking great personal risks on behalf of the needs of others. --ALAN Online Review End matter comprising bibliography, index, quotation sources, and an appendix discussing the later years of ERC members will be useful for student research. --Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books Her [Carla Killough McClafferty] writing is sturdy, straightforward and unadorned. --Arkansas Times Rescue stories bring hope to the Holocuast darkness, and this stirring account of a young New York City journalist who secretly helped over 2000 refugees escape Nazi-occupied France blends exciting adventure with the grim history. Starred, Booklist The author's clear language makes the chronological story thrilling. She gives useful historical background to the individual saga and provides a lot of wonderful photos . . . . Highly recommended. Starred, Jewish Book World Magazine Period photographs help to flesh out the story, and an appendix provides brief follow-up biographies of some of the others involved. An interesting read that shines a light on a hitherto little-known figure. Kirkus Reviews Numerous black-and-white photographs of the period and individuals who worked closely with Fry augment the readable and well-documented text. This is an intriguing look at how life completely changed for so many and how ingenuity and daring used by a few outwitted the enemy and saved lives. School Library Journal McClafferty takes a fascinating, in-depth look at journalist Varian Fry's operation as he worked beneath the noses of the Gestapo to bring people to safety. VOYA This book is a valuable addition to sources about the Holocaust for young people . . . should be included in the libraries of all secondary schools, and the book provides a vivid example of an individual taking great personal risks on behalf of the needs of others. ALAN Online Review End matter comprising bibliography, index, quotation sources, and an appendix discussing the later years of ERC members will be useful for student research. Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books Her [Carla Killough McClafferty] writing is sturdy, straightforward and unadorned. Arkansas Times Rescue stories bring hope to the Holocuast darkness, and this stirring account of a young New York City journalist who secretly helped over 2000 refugees escape Nazi-occupied France blends exciting adventure with the grim history. -- Starred, Booklist The author's clear language makes the chronological story thrilling. She gives useful historical background to the individual saga and provides a lot of wonderful photos . . . . Highly recommended. --Starred, Jewish Book World Magazine Period photographs help to flesh out the story, and an appendix provides brief follow-up biographies of some of the others involved. An interesting read that shines a light on a hitherto little-known figure. -- Kirkus Reviews Numerous black-and-white photographs of the period and individuals who worked closely with Fry augment the readable and well-documented text. This is an intriguing look at how life completely changed for so many and how ingenuity and daring used by a few outwitted the enemy and saved lives. -- School Library Journal McClafferty takes a fascinating, in-depth look at journalist Varian Fry's operation as he worked beneath the noses of the Gestapo to bring people to safety. --VOYA This book is a valuable addition to sources about the Holocaust for young people . . . should be included in the libraries of all secondary schools, and the book provides a vivid example of an individual taking great personal risks on behalf of the needs of others. -- ALAN Online Review End matter comprising bibliography, index, quotation sources, and an appendix discussing the later years of ERC members will be useful for student research. --Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books Her [Carla Killough McClafferty] writing is sturdy, straightforward and unadorned. --Arkansas Times


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CARLA KILLOUGH MCCLAFFERTY is the author of the acclaimed The Head Bone's Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful X-ray and, most recently, Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium, an ALA Best Book, among other honors. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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