Don't Tell the Nazis

Don't Tell the Nazis

• Item #:NTS831053
• ISBN13:9781338310535
• Format:Hardcover Book
• Pages:240
• Genre:Historical Fiction
• Grades:3 - 7

<DIV><B>Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (author of <I>Making Bombs for Hitler</I>) crafts a story of ultimate compassion and sacrifice based on true events during WWII.</B><br></br>The year is 1941. Krystia lives in a small Ukrainian village under the cruel -- sometimes violent -- occupation of the Soviets. So when the Nazis march into town to liberate them, many of Krystia's neighbors welcome the troops with celebrations, hoping for a better life.<br><br>But conditions don't improve as expected. Krystia's friend Dolik and the other Jewish people in town warn that their new occupiers may only bring darker days.<br><br>The worst begins to happen when the Nazis blame the Jews for murders they didn't commit. As the Nazis force Jews into a ghetto, Krystia does what she can to help Dolik and his family. But what they really need is a place to hide. Faced with unimaginable tyranny and cruelty, will Krystia risk everything to protect her friends and neighbors?</DIV>