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A visual biography of Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh.

A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Hanneke lives in Amsterdam in 1943 in the midst of World War II. She juggles the dangers of secretly securing and selling goods on the black market with hiding her work from her parents while grieving the death of her boyfriend at the hands of the Nazis. But life becomes even more harrowing when a women convinces Hanneke to find a missing Jew she's been hiding in her home.

An adaptation of the journal of a Jewish girl in her early teens describing both the joys and torments of daily life, as well as typical adolescent thoughts, throughout two years spent in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland.

Introduces the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, one of the world's most renowned artists.

"This book describes the holidays and traditions in the Netherlands that celebrate important dates in history, religion, royal ceremonies, and changes in the seasons."--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the story of Hannah Goslar, a close friend of Anne Frank and one of the last to see her alive.

"In 1943 Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, teenage Hanneke--a 'finder' of black market goods--is tasked with finding a Jewish girl a customer had been hiding, who has seemingly vanished into thin air, and is pulled into a web of resistance activities and secrets as she attempts to solve the mystery and save the missing girl"--Provided by 5ublisher.

Explores the life of Anne Frank and the experiences of Jews during World War II.