Esther, a Jewish woman, tells family and friends the story of how she was separated from her parents during a Nazi roundup and then hid at safe houses until the war's end. Now, with her grandson's help, Esther wants to trace her parents' last days before they were killed at Auschwitz. In graphic-novel format. A companion book to A Family Secret. Full-color illustrations.
Summary After recounting her experience as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, Esther, helped by her grandson, embarks on a search to discover what happened to her parents before they died in a concentration camp.
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.