The Upstairs Room

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The autobiographical decription of a Dutch Jewish girl s two and one half years spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer s house during World War II. Read The Upstairs Room – kino-fada.fr I had never heard of this little book, but happened upon it at the library while my kids were at storytime It is a true story of two Jewish girls who lived with a Dutch family, secretly, for two years at the end of World War II The story is told from the younger girl s perspective and is related simply without excessive emotion or excessive explanations Without embellishment you see the way events unfolded for the Jews in Holland as they faced uncertainty and then great fear when the Germans I had never heard of this little book, but happened upon it at the library while my kids were at storytime It is a true story of two Jewish girls who lived with a Dutch family, secretly, for two years at the end of World War II The story is told from the younger girl s perspective and is related simply without excessive emotion or excessive explanations Without embellishment you see the way events unfolded for the Jews in Holland as they faced uncertainty and then great fear when the Germans invaded and then occupied Holland The story doesn t go into a lot of detail about what happened to those Jews who were taken to camps and then killed But it lies in the back of the mind of the reader throughout the story What is remarkable is that the family who hid the girls grew to love them very much This is a story about courage and relationships as much as it is about the war The author said she wrote the book to record her history for her daughters As such, it is a touching book I think it woul...This is the author s own story written for her children of what it was like to live in a single room for three years, hiding from the Nazis, and losing precious years of childhood She was 8 years old when she went into hiding along with her teenage sister Because she lived this story and is a fine writer, Johanna Reiss does an outstanding job of depicting what...What a great book So glad I happened on it.The Upstairs room was about a Jewish family during the Holocaust They live in Holland when the war happens and they are forced to move away from their homes in order to be safe from the Nazi s The family are split up later in the book and they go to other family s houses to hide from the Nazi They are fortunate of not getting caught but they almost do They survive the war and live happily every after.I think this book was very fun to read because it was so well in detail I felt like I was a The Upstairs room was about a Jewish family during the Ho...This is another really great book for readers who are interested in World War 2 and the Holocaust Although the story doesn t portray such a vivid picture of the horrors of the Holocaust such as The Diary of Anne Frank does, it s still a very interesting and powerful story If you like learning about the Holocaust but not the really sad parts, this is the book for you The story takes place in Holland and is the true ...I did a book report on this in 5th grade, and was reminded of it when I read Night with my niece recently I could not for the life of me remember the title, so I spent about an hour searching things I remembered from it all over the internet, and behold the power of the 21st century brought this book back to me I was as emotionally moved by it now as when I read it at age 10 But now I see the clever writing, how the sentence structure changes as the main character goes from age 6 to 13 Al I did a book report on this in 5th grade, and was reminded of it when I read Night with my niece recently I could not for the life of me remember the title, so I spent about an hour searching things I remembered from it all over the internet, and behold the power of the 21st century brought this book back to me I was as emotionally moved by it now as when I read it at age 10 But now I see the clever writing, how the sentence structure changes as...I read this book for the bookclub I am in and to be honest, when I found out this was what we were reading this month I was a little dissappointed This is why it is very important not to judge a book by it s cover or title or blurb It turns out this is a very good book, following the sto...I think because I have read many books about WWII fiction and non fiction alike, this book for me pales in comparison to them It is definitely an easy read, and of course the subject matter is interesting, but I felt like nothing really happened The author didn t adequate...I read this to the kids for History as it s a story of a young Jewish girl who had to go into hiding in Holland during WWII It s the author s true story and made very real through her writing I loved the Postscript as the author...The Upstairs Room , a novel by Johanna Reiss, tells the powerful story of Annie, a young Jew who lives through World War II It follows her life as she survives through the war Annie de Leeuw is a seven year old girl who life changes in an instant Before the war, she lived in Holland with her mother, father, and two sisters, Rachel and Sini One day, a tree in the commons begins to give rules about what Jews can do and what they can t They have regulated recreation hours, a law that forbids The Upstairs Room , a novel by Johanna Reiss, tells the powerful story of Annie, a young Jew who lives through World War II It follows her life as she survives through the war Annie de Leeuw is a seven year old girl who life changes in an instant Before the war, she lived in Holland with her mother, father, and two sisters, Rachel and Sini One day, a tree in the commons begins to give rules about what Jews can do and what they can t They have regulated recreation hours, a law that forbids them to go to school, and a train that suspiciously picks up Jews to do works for the Germans Many families around them begin to move to America Annie, h...

The Upstairs Room
  • English
  • 08 October 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 0690047029
  • Johanna Reiss
  • The Upstairs Room