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by Tatiana de Rosnay
 This is an amazing book. Telling the chilling story of a round-up of
Jews in Paris in 1942, from the perspective of a ten-year-old girl, this is one
of those books that grabs you in the beginning and won't let you go. The
quick transition from a tranquil childhood to the horrors of being mistreated
just because you carry a certain label is a theme that I don't often think
about, but millions experienced it during the Holocaust. I'm down to the
last few pages and I'm so impressed by the author's skill in taking me into this
little known chapter in France's history. I can't wait to finish it. Reviewed by Susan Richmond
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Child of Steens Mountain by Eileen O'Keeffe McVicker
 I grew up in the mountains and I'm always drawn to books by other's like me
who enjoyed long, unstructured hours in nature, inventing games, and observing
wildlife. This memoir tells the story of a young girl growing up on a
sheep rancher's homestead in eastern Oregon in the 30's. Eileen tells of the
wonders and dangers of having adult responsibilities as a child, taking care of
valuable livestock and shouldering a staggering amount of work, and she tells it
with humility and humor. I read this aloud to my husband as we bumped
along the backroads of my mountain home on a brilliant fall day, grateful for my
much less demanding rural heritage. Reviewed by Susan Richmond
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By Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
& her niece, Annie Barrows is a charming  novel written in the form
of letters. The story takens place on one of the Channel Islands, which
were occupied by Germany during WWII. As a young female writer is
interviewing the community after the war, she realizes this might be
her next book. We meet the community and become involved in their
lives & relationships. What a fun way to also learn some
interesting history. Reviewed by Sue Domis
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