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• Annotation:
• In this short graphic novel originally published in French, Dounia tells her granddaughter the story of her life as a young Jewish girl in Nazi occupied France: her separation from her parents, protection by neighbors and members of the resistance, and search for her parents post Holocaust.
• Creator:
• Translator - Alexis Siegel
• Publication Information:
• First Second, New York, 2012
• Color or Black & White:
• 
• Genre:
• Historical Fiction
• Bibliography Available:
• No
• Original Language:
• French
• Historical Topic/Event:
• World War (1939-1945)
• Geographic Setting:
• France
• Date Range:
• 1939 - 1945
• Tags:
• antisemitism, concentration camps, holocaust, holocaust survivors, france, jewish, judaism, nazis, resistance, wwii
• Notes:
• • Find this book on WorldCat

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