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Number the stars

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

My Italian secret

the forgotten heroes of the Holocaust
Tells the untold story of Tour de France cycling champion Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who risked their lives to rescue Jews, partisans and other refugees in Nazi-occupied Italy.

Number the stars

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous whenshe helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Righteous Gentiles

non-Jews who fought against genocide
"Since 1953, the State of Israel has named non-Jews who risked their lives to help save Jews during the Holocaust as "Righteous Among the Nations." Known as "Righteous Gentiles," these individuals summoned the strength to put aside their own safety to oppose the Nazis"--Provided by publisher.

Forging freedom

a true story of heroism during the Holocaust
Chronicles the brave exploits of Jaap Penraat, a young Dutch man, who risked his life during World War II to save the lives of over 400 Jews.

Hidden yellow stars

2024
"The story of Andr?e Geulen and Ida Sterno, who worked with the Committee for the Defense of Jews to hide more than three thousand Jewish children in Belgium during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

The Puppy Place

Scruffy
2023
When Charles and Lizzy find Scruffy stuck in a fence at a scary old house, they aren't sure if she's lost or been abandoned. Either way, Scruffy has learned that smiling at humans always gets her what she wants. and soon so does the rest of the world. When she hits social media, Scruffy goes viral, getting her tons of attention and many possible homes. Maybe even too many!.
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Number the stars

2022
"Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden."--.

Harboring hope

the true story of how Henny Sinding helped Denmark's Jews escape the Nazis
2023
"The inspirational true story of how 22-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.

We had to be brave

escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
2022
Looks at the role of the Kindertransport during World War II, a rescue effort that sent children to other countries in order to escape the Nazies.

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