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Set in the 1960s, Fitting in follows young Mollie as she navigates the challenges of growing up Jewish in a small Canadian town. She struggles with the ignorance of her gentile peers, learns an early, dawning awareness of the Holocaust, and watches her close friendship with Naomi change as the world around them evolves. The story explores friendship, prejudice, identity, and the quest to find one’s place in a shifting community.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Sharon Kirsh
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