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The underground reporters / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Subjects: Jewish children; Underground newspapers; Reporters and reporting; World War, 1939-1945; Jewish holocaust (1933-1945); Jewish ghettos;
© 2004., Second Story Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stones on a grave / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Jewish Sara travels to Germany to search for traces of her mothers existence.
Subjects: Secrecy; Psychological fiction, Canadian.; Historical fiction, Canadian.; Canadians; Orphans; Secrets; Jews;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Louder than words / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Twelve-year-old Dina, her mother, and two sisters must contend with the invasion of the Nazis of their small Ukrainian town during World War II. With the help of a new housekeeper, Nina, they struggle to stay safe from imminent danger to the Jewish community. Based on a true story.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jewish children in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; Jewish ghettos;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hiding Edith : a true story / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl caught up in the Nazi invasions of World War II, is always hiding. Who can help her?
Subjects: Schwalb, Edith; Jewish children in the Holocaust; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
© c2006., Second Story Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Masters of silence / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Henry and Helen's mother takes them to France to hide them in her desperation to save them from the Nazis. There they are taken to a convent where they are disguised as orphans. During their stay at the convent, they are visited by a mime. Henry especially loves his visits, whose traumatic experience has left him a selective mute. Unfortunately an informer gives them up, forcing the children to flee again. The mime, a not yet famous Marcel Marceau, risks everything to save them.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Marceau, Marcel; Brothers and sisters; Mimes; Selective mutism; Rescues; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Under the iron bridge / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Its 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth... Inspired by the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, a group that declared Eternal War on the Hitler Youth, 'Under the Iron Bridge' is a tale of courage in the face of cruelty.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Edelweisspiraten (Resistance groups); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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To hope and back : the journey of the St. Louis / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
The true story of the journey of the ocean liner St. Louis, which left Germany in 1939 full of Jewish passengers bound for Cuba, only to be turned back when it was not allowed to dock, as seen through the eyes of two young children.LSC
Subjects: Aveson, Lisa; Messinger, Sol Juvenile literature.; St. Louis (Ship); Jewish refugees; Jews; Jewish children in the Holocaust;
© c2011., Second Story Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Call across the sea / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Henny has grown up with her father<U+2019>s boat, the Gerda III, as a home away from home. She loves sailing the waters between Denmark and Sweden, carried along by the salt breeze. But when Nazi rule tightens in Copenhagen, Henny joins the resistance. And when Hitler orders the Gestapo to round up all Jewish citizens, Henny realizes that the Gerda III isn<U+2019>t just a boat<U+2014>it<U+2019>s a means of escape for her Jewish neighbours. Safety and freedom are just across the channel in Sweden<U+2014>as long as Henny doesn<U+2019>t get caught. The fourth book in Kathy Kacer<U+2019>s Heroes Quartet series, Call Across the Sea brings to life a little-known part of World War II and highlights the unsung acts of heroism that moved history forward."LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Jewish families; Escapes; Boats and boating;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hidden on the high wire / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Irene grew up traveling around Germany with her familys circus, surrounded by her loved ones and thrilling the crowds with her performance on the high wire... until one day, the audience boos. The Lorch family is Jewish, and the increasing power of Adolf Hitlers Nazis has put them all in grave danger. When the circus is forced to shut down and Irenes father is taken away, Irene and her mother must go into hiding with another circus.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus performers; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The sound of freedom / by Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet address.Life is becoming dangerous for the Jews of Krakow in 1936 with incidents of violence and persecution increasing day by day. Twelve-year-old Anna begs her father to leave Poland, but he is reluctant to give up his position as an acclaimed clarinetist in the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra. After barely escaping from an attack by a group of violent thugs, it becomes clear that the family must leave. Anna's father auditions for the famous Bronislaw Huberman, a world renowned violinist, who is searching for Jewish musicians to play in a new orchestra in Palestine. This poignant story is based on real events in pre-war Poland and Palestine. After saving 700 Jews and their famiies, Bronislaw Huberman went on to establish what later became the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jews; Fathers and daughters; Musicians; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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