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Shanghai Escape
Contributor(s): Kacer, Kathy (Author)
ISBN: 1927583101     ISBN-13: 9781927583104
Publisher: Second Story Press
OUR PRICE:   $13.46  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion - Judaism
Dewey: 940.531
Lexile Measure: 860
Series: Holocaust Remembrance
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 7.9" (0.90 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Holocaust
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 164218
Reading Level: 6.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Lily Toufar and her family arrive in Shanghai in 1938, having fled from Nazi-occupied Vienna and the persecution of Jewish families like theirs. Shanghai is a strange place for a young European girl, but it is one of the few places in the world to offer Jews refuge from the Holocaust. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and under pressure from Hitler, the Japanese government in Shanghai orders Jewish refugees to move into a ghetto in an area of Shanghai called Hongkew. Life changes for Lily and her family when they are forced to the ghetto. With little food to eat and poor sanitation, disease is rampant. Lily endures, but when rumors begin to circulate that the Japanese are going to open a camp like the ones where Jews are imprisoned in Europe, she fears for her and her family's safety. Based on a true story.

Contributor Bio(s): Kacer, Kathy: -

Kathy Kacer has won many awards for her books about the holocaust for young readers, including Hiding Edith, The Secret of Gabi's Dresser, Clara's War and The Underground Reporters. A former psychologist, Kathy tours North America speaking to young people about the importance of remembering the Holocaust. For more information, visit www.kathykacer.com.