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Someone Named Eva follows the harrowing journey of a young Jewish girl raised near Prague during World Warβ―II. Following the German retaliation for an attack on a Nazi official, her village is destroyed and she is taken from her family and placed with a Nazi household. Evaβs story chronicles her daily struggle to survive, while secretly maintaining her Jewish identity and memory of her lost home. The novel is widely included in state reading lists and is suitable for children, offering a touching opportunity for parents and children to discuss courage, identity, and history.
First publish date: July 16, 2007
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Joan M. Wolf
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