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Black Radishes

Black Radishes

Meyer, Susan Lynn

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ISBN10: 0375858229
ISBN13: 9780375858222
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: Nov 8 2011
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.39 Depth: 7.84
Language: English
A Sydney Taylor Honor Award-winning novel of courage, identity, and resistance during World War II.

In March 1940, twelve-year-old Gustave and his Jewish family are forced to leave Paris for the French countryside, where they hope they'll be safe from the growing Nazi threat. Gustave hates leaving behind the city he loves, especially his cousin Jean-Paul and his best friend, the mischievous Marcel. But soon, everything changes.

When the Nazis invade France and occupy Paris, Gustave realizes that the people he left behind are in terrible danger. Then he discovers that a new friend has connections to the French Resistance. Gustave begins to wonder if there might be a way to help Jean-Paul, Marcel, and their families escape the occupied zone.

His plan will require a dangerous journey into Nazi-occupied France. For a Jewish boy, getting in is risky. Getting back out alive may be impossible.

Inspired by the author's father's experiences during World War II, Black Radishes is a moving story of family, friendship, resistance, and one boy's growing understanding of what it means to be both Jewish and French at a moment when the world around him is changing forever.

Don't miss Skating with the Statue of Liberty, the poignant companion to Black Radishes, which follows Gustave as he begins a new chapter of his life in New York City.

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