In this graphic novel, when Jeroen, a Dutch boy, discovers grandmother Helena's World War II memorabilia in her attic, she tells him about her dreadful experience during the German occupation. While Helena helped the resistance, her father worked for the Nazis and may have sent Helena's Jewish best friend, Esther, to a death camp. A companion book to The Search. Full-color illustrations.
Summary A Dutch teen named Jeroen learns about the Holocaust from his grandmother, who worked for the resistance when she was a girl, while her father, a police officer, cooperated with the Nazis.
Topics World War II. Jewish Holocaust. Holocaust survivors. Jews. Netherlands. Nazis. Fathers. Grandmothers. Collaborators. The resistance.
SRC Level 3.300000
SRC Points 5.000000
Lexile GN400L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 11"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2009-08-31
JLG Release Date Oct 2009
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.