Based on the true story of the author's mother and aunt?two Jewish sisters who survived the Holocaust?this moving novel is set in 1944 during the German occupation of Hungary. Susan and Vera are sent to a convent to hide from the Nazis; there they learn the true meaning of courage, thanks to the nuns who risk their lives to conceal the girls. But when German soldiers arrive in the middle of the night, will Susan and Vera be kept safe from the enemy at the gates? Historical notes and photographs illuminate the story and educate young readers about what life was like during World War II.
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Basada en la historial real de la madre y la t穩a de la autora?dos hermanas jud穩as que sobrevivieron el Holocausto?esta novela conmovedora toma lugar en 1944 durante la ocupaci籀n de los alemanes en Hungr穩a.�Susan y�Vera son enviadas�a un convento para esconderlas de los nazis; all穩 aprenden el verdadero significado del valor gracias a las monjas que arriesgan sus vidas acogi矇ndolas. Pero cuando los soldados alemanes llegan tarde�en�la noche, 聶estar獺n Susan y Vera a salvo del enemigo a la puerta? Anotaciones y fotograf穩as hist籀ricas iluminan la historia y educan a los j籀venes lectores acerca de�c籀mo era la vida durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
