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Star of Fear, Star of Hope
Jo Hoestlandt

Star of Fear, Star of Hope

Walker Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 1996)
9780802775887
| Paperback
32 pages | 245 x 242 mm | English
$ 12.88 | Value: $ 7.33

Subject

  • Friendship
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)/ France/ Paris/ Fiction
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)/ France/ Paris/ Juvenile Fiction
  • Jews/ France/ Paris/ Fiction

Plot

Set in France, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, a gentile child named Helen recalls the mounting persecution of her Jewish friend. She wonders why does her best friend, Lydia, have to wear a yellow star? Why are people in hiding and using strange names? What is Lydia afraid of? Touching upon the Holocaust with sensitivity and poignancy, Star of Fear, Star of Hope will help readers understand this difficult event in history.