My Family for the War
by Voorhoeve, Anne C.
Mildred Batchelder Award/Honor BookEnglandWorld War II EraHolocaustFamilyCanadian Children's Book CentreJudaism
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AR Book Level
6.2
AR Points
17
Word Count
105,411
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
347645 EN
About this book
Before the start of World War II, 10-year-old Ziska Mangold, who has Jewish ancestors but has been raised as a Protestant, is sent on one of the Kindertransport trains from Nazi Germany to live with a Jewish family in London. There, she learns about Judaism and adjusts to her new life while enduring the hardships of war. Ziska attempts to keep in touch with her parents, who are trying to survive in Holland. The book follows her coming-of-age journey during this turbulent period.