Naperville Public Library: Children's Booklist

	Title: Night Crossing Author: Ackerman, Karen Summary: In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.
	Title: One Yellow Daffodil Author: Adler, David A. Summary: During Hanukkah two children help a Holocaust survivor to once again embrace his religious traditions.
	Title: Terrible Things: an allegory of the Holocaust Author: Bunting, Eve Summary: The animals of the forest are carried away, one type after another, not realizing that if they would all stick together such terrible things might not happen.
	Title: Jacob's Rescue Author: Drucker, Malka Summary: A man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Based on a true story.
	Title: The Feather Bed Journey Author: Feder, Paula Kurzband Summary: As she tries to repair a torn feather pillow, Grandma tells about her childhood in Poland, about the Nazi persecution of Jews, and about the origin of this special pillow
	Title: Star of Fear, Star of Hope Author: Hoestland, Jo Summary: Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris.
	Title: Innocenti Author: Blanche, Rose Summary: Not currenlty available at Naperville Public Library. Ask at any reference desk for assistance with this title.
	Title: The grey striped shirt: How grandma and grandpa survived the Holocaust Author: Jules, Jacqueline Summary: When Frannie finds a grey striped shirt in the closet, she asks questions which lead her grandparents to tell her about their experiences of the Holocaust.
	Title: Shadow of the wall Author: Laird, Christa Summary: Living with his mother and two sisters in the Warsaw Ghetto, Misha finds a purpose to his life when he joins a resistance organization.
	Title: Don't Forget Author: Lakin, Patricia Summary: While buying the ingredients for her first cake, Sarah shares secrets with the friendly neighborhood shopkeepers, who have blue numbers on their arms.
	Title: Journey to America Author: Levitin, Sonia Summary: A Jewish family fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938 endures innumerable separations before they are once again united.
	Title: Number the stars Author: Lowry, Lois Summary: In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend.
	Title: Lisa's war Author: Matas, Carol Summary: During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Lisa and other teenage Jews become involved in an underground resistance movement and eventually must flee for their lives. Sequel is Code Name Kris.
	Title: Good night, Maman Author: Mazer, Norma Fox Summary: After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin and her older brother find a new home in a refugee camp in New York.
	Title: Snow Treasure Author: McSwigan, Marie Summary: Twelve-year-old Peter and his friends help his uncle with a plan to protect the bank's gold bullion from the invading Nazis.
	Title: Waiting for Anya Author: Morpurgo, Michael Summary: A gripping novel about the discovery by a boy, a man, and a town, set in France in WWII. It reveals the frightening conflict that became a part of life during wartime.
	Title: Stones in water Author: Napoli, Donna Jo Summary: After being forced to work in Germany, Roberto escapes into the Ukrainian winter and tries to make his way back home to Venice.
	Title: Flowers on the Wall Author: Nerlove, Miriam Summary: A young Jewish girl living in Warsaw struggles to survive and maintains hope by painting colorful flowers on her dingy apartment walls. (Nichols Library only)
	Title: By the Hanukkah Author: Oberman, Sheldon Summary: When the family gathers to celebrate Hanukkah, Grandfather tells his own story of the holiday from World War II. (Nichols Library only)
	Title: The Lily Cupboard Author: Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey Summary: Miriam is forced to leave her parents and hide with strangers in the country during the German occupation of Holland.
	Title: Island on Bird Street Author: Orlev, Uri Summary: During WWII, a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in the Ghetto, where he must learn all the trick of survival under constant life-threatening conditions.
	Title: Lady with the Hat Author: Orlev, Uri Summary: In 1947, seventeen-year-old Yulek, joins a group of young Jews preparing to live on a kibbutz in Israel, unaware that his aunt living in London is looking for him.
	Title: Man from the Other side Author: Orlev, Uri Summary: Living on the outskirts of the Ghetto during World War II, fourteen-year-old Marek and his grandparents shelter a Jewish man in the days before the Jewish uprising.
	Title: The Butterfly Author: Polacco, Patricia Summary: During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
	Title: Escape to the Forest: Based on a true story of the Holocaust Author: Radin, Ruth Y Summary: When Germany invades Poland, nine-year-old Sarah is forced into a ghetto. Her only hope is a fighter who rescues Jews from the Nazis. (Nichols Library only)
	Title: Touch Wood: A girlhood in occupied France Author: Roth-Hano, Renee Summary: In this autobiographical novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Renee and her family flee their hom in Alsace until Renee and her sisters escape to the shelter of a convent.
	Title: A pocket full of seeds Author: Sachs, Marilyn Summary: Not currenlty available at Naperville Public Library. Ask at any reference desk for assistance with this title.
	Title: The Shadow Children Author: Schnur, Steven Summary: While spending the summer on his grandfather's farm in France, eleven-year-old Etienne encounters the ghosts of Jewish children who suffered a dreadful fate under the Nazis.
	Title: Flying lessons Author: Semel, Nava Summary: Living in Israel where her father grows oranges, a motherless girl befriends a sensitive shoemaker from whom she hopes to learn how to fly.
	Title: Mara's stories: Glimmers in the Darkness Author: Schmidt, Gary D Summary: Each evening, in one of the barracks of a Nazi death camp, a woman shares stories that push back the darkness, cold, and fear, bringing hope to the women and children who listen. (Nichols Library only)
	Title: Hear O'Israel: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Author: Treseder, Terry Summary: Not currenlty available at Naperville Public Library. Ask at any reference desk for assistance with this title.
	Title: Anna is still here Author: Vos, Ida Summary: Thirteen-year-old Anna, who was a hidden child in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II, gradually learns to deal with the realities of being a survivor.
	Title: Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon Author: Vos, Ida Summary: Relates the experiences of a young Jewish girl and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
	Title: Hide and Seek Author: Vos, Ida Summary: A young Jewish girl tells of her experiences during the Nazi occupation, her years in hiding, and the aftershock when the war finally ends.
	Title: The key is lost Author: Vos, Ida Summary: When the Germans occupy Holland in 1940 and begin to persecute the Jews there, twelve year old Eva and her family assume false names and move from one hiding place to another
	Title: Never ending greenness Author: Waldman, Neil Summary: Not currenlty available at Naperville Public Library. Ask at any reference desk for assistance with this title.
	Title: Let the celebrations begin Author: Wild, Margaret Summary: A child living in a concentration camp makes toys with the women to give to the other children at the party they are going to have when the soldiers arrive to liberate the camp. (Nichols Library only)
	Title: Behind the bedroom wall Author: Williams, Laura E. Summary: Thirteen-year-old Korinna must decide whether to report her parents to her Hitler youth group when she discovers that they are hiding Jews in a secret space behind her bedroom wall.
	Title: The Devil's Arithmetic Author: Yolen, Jane Summary: Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.