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Black Radishes (2010)

by Susan Lynn Meyer(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385738811 (ISBN13: 9780385738811)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

review 1: This fast paced story follows Gustave, a French Jewish boy. He must leave his 2 best friends and extended family when things heat up in France. They flee from Paris to a small town in the south and soon after, the Nazi's take over northern France. The story focuses on the demarcation line and the French Resistance. This would be an awesome Holocaust introduction book - especially if the resistance were discussed. The map at the beginning and the authors notes at the end highlight the true aspects of the story.
review 2: It's not that it's a BAD book - it's honestly okay. I have just read so many better books about this time period. I read My Family for the War last year - and those characters just blew me away. I enjoyed parts of this one, too, but I real... morely hated that the author mentioned circumcision TWICE! This is a book geared toward young adults... WHY do that?!?!Still a fine book, but I'm sure glad I didn't read it with my students! less

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