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Black Radishes

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By Susan Meyer
Publisher Random House Publishing Group - (Delacorte Press)
Black Radishes
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A Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winner A fresh take on the WWIIHolocaust story, Black Radishesis the suspenseful tale of one boy who learns what it means to be both Jewish and French at a time when everything is changing. It is March of 1940. The French believe that their army can protect them from Nazi Germany. But is Paris a safe place for Jews? Gustaves parents dont think so. Forced to leave behind his best friend, the mischievous Marcel, and his cousin JeanPaul, Gustave moves with his mother and father to SaintGeorges, a small village in the countryside. During April and May, Nazi Germany invades one country after another. In June, the French army is defeated, and Paris is occupied. SaintGeorges is still part of the free zone, but the situation there is becoming increasingly precarious. Then Gustave meets Nicole, a Catholic girl who works for the French Resistance. Along with her father, Nicole tries to find a way to smuggle JeanPaul, Marcel, and their families into Free France so that they can all escape to America. It is Gustave, however, who comes up with a plan that just might work. But going into Occupied France is a risky thing to do when you are Jewish. Inspired by her fathers experiences as a Jewish child living in France during World War II, Susan Lynn Meyer tells the story of a familys daytoday struggles in a country that may not be able to keep its promise of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.

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53402 words53,402 words
240 pages240 pages
Lexile 790LLexile 790L
Grade 3 to 9Grade 3 to 9
Age 8-14Age 8-14
Published 2011Published 2011

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9780385738811

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