Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival: 14 True Stories of Survival

Fourteen Unforgettable True Stories Of Children Hidden Away During World War Ii Jaap Sitters Was Only Eight Years Old When His Mother Cut The Yellow Stars Off His Clothes And Sent Him, Alone, On A Fifteen-mile Walk To Hide With Relatives. It Was A Terrifying Night, One He Would Never Forget. Before The End Of The War, Jaap Would Hide In Secret Rooms And Behind Walls. He Would Suffer From Hunger, Sickness, And The Looming Threat Of Nazi Raids. But He Would Live. This Is Just One Of The Incredible Stories Told In Hidden Like Anne Frank, A Collection Of Eye-opening First-person Accounts That Share What It Was Like To Go Into Hiding During World War Ii. Some Children Were Only Three Or Four Years Old When They Were Hidden; Some Were Teenagers. Some Hid With Neighbors Or Family, While Many Were With Complete Strangers. But All Know The Pain Of Losing Their Homes, Their Families, Even Their Own Names. They Describe The Secret Network Of Brave People Who Kept Them Safe. And They Share The Coincidences And Close Escapes That Made All The Difference-- Rita Degen -- Jaap Sitters -- Bloeme Emden -- Jack Eljon -- Rose-mary Kahn -- Lies Elion -- Maurice Meijer -- Sieny Kattenburg -- Leni De Vries -- Benjamin Kosses -- Michel Goldsteen -- Lowina De Levie -- Johan Sanders -- Donald De Marcas Marcel Prins & Peter Henk Steenhuis ; Translated By Laura Watkinson. Translation Of: Ondergedoken Als Anne Frank. "Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, Jaap would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live. This is just one of the incredible stories told in HIDDEN LIKE ANNE FRANK, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share what it was like to go into hiding during World War II. Some children were only three or four years old when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network of brave people who kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close escapes that made all the difference"-- These fourteen unforgettable true stories share the lives of children hidden away during World War II. The coauthor is Peter Henk Steenhuis. "Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, Jaap would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live. This is just one of the incredible stories told in HIDDEN LIKE ANNE FRANK, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share what it was like to go into hiding during World War II. Some children were only three or four years old when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network of brave people who kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close escapes that made all the difference"-- Provided by publisher For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087 , a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II. Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live.This is just one of the true stories told in Hidden Like Anne Frank , a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share the experience of going into hiding to escape the Holocaust. Some were just toddlers when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network that kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close calls that made all the difference. For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II. Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live. This is just one of the true stories told in Hidden Like Anne Frank, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share the experience of going into hiding to escape the Holocaust. Some were just toddlers when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network that kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close calls that made all the difference Inspired by the author's mother's experiences as a Holocaust survivor in hiding, a collection of true accounts traces the survival efforts of Jewish-European children who went into hiding during World War II to escape Nazi persecution