Monday, March 9, 2015

Hidden.

Dauvillier, Loic, and others.  Hidden.    Macmillan/First Second  2014  76p  $16.99  ISBN 978-1-59643-873-6  ms     Graphic novel E-BN 

Hidden is the fictional account of a young girl, Dounia, who is hidden by her neighbors when her parents are put into concentration camps during the Holocaust.  The story is told by a grandmother to her granddaughter, even though she has never shared the experiences with her son.  The story covers the time just before Dounia is forced to wear a yellow star and the Jewish population begins to be harrassed and ostracized.  She spends her time on a farm outside of Paris until the war is over and it is safe to return to the city and try to locate her parents.

Summary: This is the fictional account of a young girl who is hidden by neighbors when her parents are put into concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Holocaust-Fiction                                     --Stephanie Pennucci

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