Good Night Maman: A Novel

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Reveals the little-known world of a handful of Eur

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By Norma Fox Mazer (au)
Year: 1999
Pages: 185
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 0-15-201468-3

Product Code: 1422358623

Description

Reveals the little-known world of a handful of European refugees in WW2 Amer. Karin Levi’s world is torn apart when the German army occupies Paris in June of 1940. Papa is killed; Maman becomes ill; & Karin & her older brother, Marc, like Jews all over Europe, are on the run. When Marc obtains 2 places aboard a ship bound for the U.S., Karin is pulled even farther from her beloved mother & the memory of her father. Taken to Ft. Ontario, N.Y., the only refugee camp on Amer. soil during WW2, Karin is overwhelmed with longing for her mother, yet intrigued by the new world she’s entered. Struggling to build a new life, forging a friendship with an American girl, & learning, day by day, to rely on herself, Karin discovers her own strength & independence.

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