Pub Date: April 1, 2009
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 09 to 13
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 7.90" L x 6.40" W ( 0.85 lbs) 228 pages
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Description:
Guardian Angel House was a convent operated by the Sisters of Charity in Budapest that sheltered Jewish children during WWII; among them were author Kathy Clark's mother and aunt.
Review Quotes:
"Kathy Clark has recorded the story of how her mother, Vera, and Vera's older sister, Susan, were saved in World War II by guardian angels--good people who risked their own lives to defy the Nazi juggernaut...Clark details aspects of their daily life so that children in the target age group will be able to identify with the difficulties and unhappiness the sisters experienced...The recreated story includes several heart-stopping moments, such as the time the girls barely escaped detection after the Nazis burst into the convent and the day an unexploded bomb was discovered in the yard...Guardian Angel House will prove to be a popular book in school libraries and for personal purchases. ***/4 Stars -Recommended"
-- "CM Magazine"