The Night War
When the Nazis round up the Jews of Paris, Miri and baby Nora narrowly escape, thanks to the help of a quick-thinking nun. A few short miles from the border, Marie must make a choice that could end in freedom or disaster.
Will the mysterious legend of Catherine de Medici lead them in the right direction?
Will the mysterious legend of Catherine de Medici lead them in the right direction?
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What the Book Is About
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Twelve-year-old Miri and her neighbor’s two-year-old daughter Nora are saved from the roundup that takes their entire neighborhood in World War II Paris. They escape to a French village, where they pretend to be Catholic and are taken in at the boarding school near the famous local castle, the Chateau de Chenonceau. One night, Miri is asked to undertake a task that could save people’s lives and might give her the opportunity to escape. However, such a choice could put her own life in danger and leave little Nora all alone with no family.
This novel by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor award-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and the New York Times bestselling PJ Our Way title The War I Finally Won, adds a mystical twist to a little-known part of World War II history.
This novel by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor award-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and the New York Times bestselling PJ Our Way title The War I Finally Won, adds a mystical twist to a little-known part of World War II history.
Jewish Content and Values
- Set during the Holocaust, the book is about a Jewish girl hiding in a convent who risks her life to help other Jews escape to safety.
- Before the war, Miri’s father worked for the Yiddish newspaper.
- Her family celebrated Shabbat and performed tashlich on Rosh Hashanah. At the convent, Miri continues to say the Shema.
- There is antisemitism, with Jews forced to wear and carry identification that marks them out--a card with the word “Jew”, a star of David on their clothes—and Miri remembers a nun spitting at her. She is determined not to let her Jewish charge, Nora, be adopted and baptized by a Christian family.
Content Advisory
There are references to antisemitism throughout the book. In addition, several people are taken away in Nazi roundups. Miri’s family eventually is reunited and most of the action is focused on living in hiding and being in the Resistance.
What the Book Is About
Twelve-year-old Miri and her neighbor’s two-year-old daughter Nora are saved from the roundup that takes their entire neighborhood in World War II Paris. They escape to a French village, where they pretend to be Catholic and are taken in at the boarding school near the famous local castle, the Chateau de Chenonceau. One night, Miri is asked to undertake a task that could save people’s lives and might give her the opportunity to escape. However, such a choice could put her own life in danger and leave little Nora all alone with no family.
This novel by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor award-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and the New York Times bestselling PJ Our Way title The War I Finally Won, adds a mystical twist to a little-known part of World War II history.
This novel by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor award-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and the New York Times bestselling PJ Our Way title The War I Finally Won, adds a mystical twist to a little-known part of World War II history.
Jewish Content and Values
Jewish Content and Values
- Set during the Holocaust, the book is about a Jewish girl hiding in a convent who risks her life to help other Jews escape to safety.
- Before the war, Miri’s father worked for the Yiddish newspaper.
- Her family celebrated Shabbat and performed tashlich on Rosh Hashanah. At the convent, Miri continues to say the Shema.
- There is antisemitism, with Jews forced to wear and carry identification that marks them out--a card with the word “Jew”, a star of David on their clothes—and Miri remembers a nun spitting at her. She is determined not to let her Jewish charge, Nora, be adopted and baptized by a Christian family.
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
There are references to antisemitism throughout the book. In addition, several people are taken away in Nazi roundups. Miri’s family eventually is reunited and most of the action is focused on living in hiding and being in the Resistance.
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