Just a girl : a true story of World War II / Lia Levi ; illustrations by Jess Mason ; translated by Sylvia Notini.
Language: English Original language: Italian Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First U.S. EditionDescription: 135 pages : illustrations and photographs ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 0063065088
- 9780063065086
- True story of World War II
- Bambina e basta (Young reader's adaptation). English.
- Levi, Lia, 1931- -- Juvenile literature
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Italy -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Jewish girls -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Jews -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Italy -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- 940.53/18092 B 23/eng/20220309
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First published in Italy in 2020 by HarperCollins Italia.
One summer at the seaside -- Bye-bye school -- Jewish school -- Papa "Loses" his job -- Boom! Boom! The war is here! -- The fog in Milan -- The skyscraper in Rome -- Nonna Teresa's surprise -- Nanny Maria -- Mussolini's gone (But it's only a trick) -- The plan -- One morning in October -- Winter with the nuns -- Pina and Spepetto -- When are we going home? -- Finally! Time to go home! -- Just a girl -- A letter from the other side of the ocean.
"1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice-until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city. As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again? The memoir is full of poignant moments of friendship and loss, dreaded tests at school, told in Lia's captivating voice, as she grows into a young teen. Just a Girl is an important addition to the WWII Jewish canon."--publisher's website.
Ages 8-12.