Walter Buchignani

A family of Polish Jews in Belgium sends their young daughter to be hidden away during the early years of World War II. She is the only one to survive the war. Told in simple language and suitable for pre-teen to adult readers, this is a heartbreaking story full of Regine's detailed remembrances. Shocking without being sensationalized, the rational and calm voice of the third person narrator emphasizes the brutal reality of so many "normal people" swept up in events beyond their control. A homage as well to those who quietly did the right thing and helped hide the innocent, at great personal risk.… (mehr)