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The secret of the village fool / written by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder ; illustrated by Renné Benoit.
During the Holocaust in Poland, Anton hides his Jewish neighbours Milek and Munio and their parents.
Record details
- ISBN: 1926920759
- ISBN: 9781926920757
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Silver Birch Express Award nominee, 2014. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Juvenile fiction. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Upjoh | 31681002658193 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Anton, laughed at and called a fool in his small village, proves himself a hero when he hides a Jewish family from the Nazis during the Holocaust. - Orca Book Publishers
The true story of Anton, laughed at and called a fool in his small village, who proves himself a hero when he hides a Jewish family from the Nazis during the Holocaust. - Orca Book Publishers
Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of speaking to animals and only eating vegetables. Things change quickly when war comes to their town in the form of Nazi soldiers searching for Jewish families like that of Milek and Munio. Anton refuses to tell the soldiers where to find them, and then goes so far as to hide the family in his own home, putting his life at risk without a thought. Based on a true story.
