| Behind the Secret Window: A Memoir of a Hidden Childhood During World War Two Contributor(s): Toll, Nelly S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142302414 ISBN-13: 9780142302415 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: The Nazis come to Poland when Nelly is six. By the time she turns eight, the events of World War II have taken almost everyone she loves. Scared, lonely, and running from the Nazis, Nelly hides in the bedroom of a Gentile couple in Poland. For over a year, she lives in fear of discovery, writing in her diary and painting pictures of a fantasy world filled with open skies and happy families. Illustrated with Nelly's original watercolors, this powerful memoir tells the true story of how a little girl's imagination helped her survive a nightmare. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92021831 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.06" W x 7.92" (0.31 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Polish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69067 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Illustrated with Nelly's original watercolors, this powerful memoir tells the true story of how a little girl's imagination helped her survive World War II. The Nazis come to Poland when Nelly is six. By the time she turns eight, the events of World War II have taken almost everyone she loves. Scared, lonely, and running from the Nazis, Nelly hides in the bedroom of a Gentile couple in Lwow, Poland. For over a year, she lives in fear of discovery, writing in her diary and painting pictures of a fantasy world filled with open skies and happy families. For 13 months during World War II, the author and her mother were hidden from the Nazis. Like Anne Frank, Nelly kept a diary and through that outlet transformed her grim reality into an enchanting fantasy world. Without emphasizing horror and loss, Toll conveys the effects of human evil and human folly, summoning up the forces of tragedy and courage. --Publishers Weekly In Toll's remembrance, art equals hope: her happy family pictures, painted in the secret room where she and her mother hid from the Nazis and the Poles, show extraordinary preteen talent as well as the will to survive. --Kirkus Reviews |