Saturday, February 6, 2016

Odette's Secrets

A beautiful book, written in poetry-like prose; this tale of a young Jewish girl living in France during the Nazi occupation will be sure to thrill readers. Loosely based off a true story, this fictionalized young adult novel is essential for those interested in historical fiction, World War II, and the Holocaust. Told through the eyes of a child, it is heartrendingly innocent and tells of fear and hope and what it means to be a Jew. Once Paris is overrun with Nazis and Jews start getting deported, Odette's mother sends her to a small village in rural France to pretend she is a Christian cousin of some friends. Although Odette was scared at first she finds she likes the peasant life and even better, she actually likes Church. Things change though when her mother rejoins her and some people suspect them of being Jewish. A great introduction to the Holocaust for young readers.

2 comments:

  1. Odette secrets is a beautiful book, which is write in poetry and through which you can do your homework easily. This tale of young Jewish girl in France, her mother sends her to a small village to a rural France to pretend she is a christian cousin of some friends, she likes the peasant life and she actually like church, i personally like this book , and book reading is my hobby and i also like to read the books.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Oh, I dream to read this book about year. But I haven't enough time. I decided buy college paper online and start read this book.

    ReplyDelete