Behind+the+Secret+Window

I loved this book it is very sad though but it has an amazing ending!! I think anyone who cares about history will like this book. If you don't read it anyway! :-)


Author: Nelly S. Toll Genre: History Setting: Lw'ow, Poland during World War II Main characters: Karol, Ninka, Janek, Mama, Papa and Nelly

Summary of the Plot

Nelly and her family live in Lw'ow, Poland. One day the Germans marched in. They come in and take over Lw'ow and they attempted to clean out all the Jewish people. But thankfully some Christians are nice enough to hide some Jewish people in their houses in cellars. But sadly 100's of Jewish people are still being killed taken away and tortured.The Germans march in attempt to kill all the Jewish people and rule over Lw'ow. They killed a lot of people. Rising Action The Germans march in to attempt to take over Lw'ow and they come in with guns and bombs ready to kill until no more Jewish are left standing. They bomb out Mama, Papa and Nelly's house and lots of others to run them out. Janek, Ninka, Karol and their Mom are kidnapped by the Germans when they came for an inspection. The general was supposed to be leading them away from the Germans instead he turned them in and a ton were killed.  Resolution  After most of the Jewish people have been shot or ran away to safety.The remaining Jewish people met in a bombed out building to unite with their families. Then happily families left to watch the Russian soldiers come out of their trucks and chase the Germans out of Lw'ow!They left heads down ashamed of them self because they didn't succeed in cleaning out the Jewish people. Evaluation I love this book I am a HUGE fan of historical books. I would recommend this book to young adults to adults. And if you like it........ there is MORE in the series!!! I haven't read them yet though. It is very easy to read and understand.   Links [|Nelly's Link] I call it Nelly's link because she loves to draw and color and especially water color. And I feel that she would LOVE this link!

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