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Just a girl : a true story of World War II  Cover Image Book Book

Just a girl : a true story of World War II

Levi, Lia 1931- (author.). Mason, Jess, (illustrator.). Notini, S. (Sylvia), (translator.).

Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city. As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again?"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063065086
  • ISBN: 0063065088
  • Physical Description: print
    135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: One summer at the seaside -- Bye-bye school -- Jewish school -- Papa "Loses" his job -- Boom! Boom! The war is here! -- The fog in Milan -- The skyscraper in Rome -- Nonna Teresa's surprise -- Nanny Maria -- Mussolini's gone (But it's only a trick) -- The plan -- One morning in October -- Winter with the nuns -- Pina and Spepetto -- When are we going home? -- Finally! Time to go home! -- Just a girl -- A letter from the other side of the ocean.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Language Note:
Translation of: Una bambina e basta.
Subject: Levi, Lia 1931- Juvenile literature
Jewish children in the Holocaust Biography Juvenile literature
Jews Persecutions Italy Juvenile literature
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Italy Juvenile literature
Levi, Lia 1931-
Jewish children in the Holocaust
Jews Biography
Jews Persecutions Italy
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Italy
Enfants juifs pendant l'Holocauste Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Juifs Persécutions Italie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Holocauste, 1939-1945 Italie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Holocaust
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Judaism
Jewish children in the Holocaust
Jews Persecutions
Italy
Genre: Autobiographies.
Autobiography.
Biography.
illustrated books.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Juvenile works.
Autobiographies.
Illustrated works.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Biographies.

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Homer Public Library JB LEVI (Text) 000166776 Children's Library -- Biography Available -

Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city. As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again?"--

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