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'''[[The House is On Fire]]'''<br>
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'''[[Hidden Hope]]'''<br>
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'''Author:''' Beanland, Rachel<br>
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'''Author:''' Boxer, Elisa<br>
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'''[https://amzn.to/43OgMqQ Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781419750007 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
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'''Time Frame:''' 1811<br>
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'''Time Frame:''' 1938-1945<br>
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'''Topics:''' Antebellum South, Disasters, Escaped Slaves<br>
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'''Topics:''' Holocaust, Jewish Resistance<br>
 
'''Genre:''' Fiction <br>
 
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'''Reading Age:''' Lower Elementary, Middle Grade<br>
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'''Richmond, Virginia 1811'''. It’s the height of the winter social season, the General Assembly is in session, and many of Virginia’s gentleman planters, along with their wives and children, have made the long and arduous journey to the capital in hopes of whiling away the darkest days of the year. At the city’s only theater, the Charleston-based Placide & Green Company puts on two plays a night to meet the demand of a populace that’s done looking for enlightenment at the front of a church.
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The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWII
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During World War II, a social worker named Jacqueline bicycled through the streets of Paris, passing Nazi soldiers and carrying a toy duck to share with the children she visited. What the Nazis didn’t know, however, was that Jacqueline wasn’t a social worker at all, but a Jewish member of the French Resistance.
  
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On the night after Christmas, the theater is packed with more than six hundred holiday revelers. In the third-floor boxes, sits newly-widowed Sally Henry Campbell, who is glad for any opportunity to relive the happy times she shared with her husband. One floor away, in the colored gallery, Cecily Patterson doesn’t give a whit about the play but is grateful for a four-hour reprieve from a life that has recently gone from bad to worse. Backstage, young stagehand Jack Gibson hopes that, if he can impress the theater’s managers, he’ll be offered a permanent job with the company. And on the other side of town, blacksmith Gilbert Hunt dreams of one day being able to bring his wife to the theater, but he’ll have to buy her freedom first.
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Families across Europe went into hiding as the Nazis rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced people to wear the star on their clothing and carry papers identifying them as Jewish, so that it was clear who to arrest. But many brave souls dared to help them.
  
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When the theater goes up in flames in the middle of the performance, Sally, Cecily, Jack, and Gilbert make a series of split-second decisions that will not only affect their own lives but those of countless others. And in the days following the fire, as news of the disaster spreads across the United States, the paths of these four people will become forever intertwined.
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Jacqueline was one of them. She risked her life in secret workshops, where forgers created false identity papers. But how to get these life-saving papers to families in hiding? The toy duck held the answer.
  
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Based on the true story of Richmond’s theater fire, The House Is on Fire offers proof that sometimes, in the midst of great tragedy, we are offered our most precious—and fleeting—chances at redemption.
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Written by award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer and movingly illustrated by the acclaimed Amy June Bates, Hidden Hope, a true story, celebrates everyday heroism, resilience, the triumph of the human spirit, and finding hope in unexpected places.
  
 
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==Emily's Review==
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I really enjoyed this book. I grew up about 30 miles outside of Richmond but had never heard of this incident before. Set in 1811, this story is about the Richmond Theater Fire, one of the worst urban disasters in the US at that time. We follow four characters, which helps to show a wide range of moments and events from that night and the days following. I think my favorite thing was that I recognized a lot of the places mentioned in the story.  
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I'm always looking for picture books about the Holocaust, so I was excited to spot this one at our local library on the New Release shelf.  
  
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I found all of the characters to be compelling. We follow a recent widow, an enslaved woman, an enslaved man, and a stagehand. Through their eyes, we experience the events of the fire and the days immediately following. Each character brings something different to the story and I enjoyed reading from all of them.
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This is a story about a young Jewish woman working with the resistance to help others to escape Nazi-occupied France. The story is written in a very gentle way, so it's a perfect introduction to the subject. Another reason I particularly love this book is that it shows that Jews worked against the Nazis to save people. The main character in this book is a young woman named Jacqueline, who hid her Jewish identity in order to help others to escape using a hollowed-out toy duck made specifically for this purpose. It is important when teaching about the Holocaust to not only read from the perspective of Jewish people, but to read about Jewish resistance.
  
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The story itself was riveting. It jumps right into the fire from the beginning, and the pace keeps up the whole book. There is never a good time for a disaster like this, but certainly, 1811 was a bad time to get injured in a fire. One thing I found rather shocking was that there were so many more women who died compared to men because they were trampling over everyone to get out and the women were unable to escape. I suppose when you live in a period when women had very few rights and were easily replaceable, men don't have to be chivalrous.
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I loved the artwork in this book too, the pictures were beautiful and they paired well with the story. I think that while this is a picture book, it would appeal to a wide age range. I read it with my 14-year-old and she enjoyed it just as much as I did.  
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This was a fascinating story and very well written. I highly recommend it!
 
  
 
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Hidden Hope
Author: Boxer, Elisa
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 Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 1938-1945
Geographic Area: Europe
Country: France
Topics: Holocaust, Jewish Resistance
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Lower Elementary, Middle Grade
Format: Picture Book
Published: 2023

World History > Modern Age > WWII / Holocaust

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWII During World War II, a social worker named Jacqueline bicycled through the streets of Paris, passing Nazi soldiers and carrying a toy duck to share with the children she visited. What the Nazis didn’t know, however, was that Jacqueline wasn’t a social worker at all, but a Jewish member of the French Resistance.

Families across Europe went into hiding as the Nazis rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced people to wear the star on their clothing and carry papers identifying them as Jewish, so that it was clear who to arrest. But many brave souls dared to help them.

Jacqueline was one of them. She risked her life in secret workshops, where forgers created false identity papers. But how to get these life-saving papers to families in hiding? The toy duck held the answer.

Written by award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer and movingly illustrated by the acclaimed Amy June Bates, Hidden Hope, a true story, celebrates everyday heroism, resilience, the triumph of the human spirit, and finding hope in unexpected places.

Emily's Review

I'm always looking for picture books about the Holocaust, so I was excited to spot this one at our local library on the New Release shelf.

This is a story about a young Jewish woman working with the resistance to help others to escape Nazi-occupied France. The story is written in a very gentle way, so it's a perfect introduction to the subject. Another reason I particularly love this book is that it shows that Jews worked against the Nazis to save people. The main character in this book is a young woman named Jacqueline, who hid her Jewish identity in order to help others to escape using a hollowed-out toy duck made specifically for this purpose. It is important when teaching about the Holocaust to not only read from the perspective of Jewish people, but to read about Jewish resistance.

I loved the artwork in this book too, the pictures were beautiful and they paired well with the story. I think that while this is a picture book, it would appeal to a wide age range. I read it with my 14-year-old and she enjoyed it just as much as I did.

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