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• Bartali's Bicycle

  the True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

  Hoyt, Megan

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  The incredible true story of champion cyclist Gino Bartali and his secret work with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.

• Hidden Hope

  How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

  Boxer, Elisa

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  The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWII.

• Stars of the Night

  the Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

  Stelson, Caren, 1951-

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  The powerful and sensitively told true story of the Czech Kindertransport, which rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II.

• Hold on to Your Music

  the Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Lane

  Golabek, Mona,

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  The true story the author's mother, Lisa Jura, who survived the Holocaust to become a concert pianist.

• The Tower of Life

  How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

  Stiefel, Chana, 1968-

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  After Nazi soldiers invaded her Polish town, erasing nearly 3,500 Jewish souls, Yaffa made it her life's mission to recover thousands of her town's photographs from around the world, building her amazing TOWER OF LIFE, a permanent exhibit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nicky & Vera

  a Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

  Sís, Peter, 1949-

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  In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old British citizen Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

• Francesco Tirelli's Ice Cream Shop

  Meir, Tamar, 1976-

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  A gelato shop in Hungary becomes a safe haven for a Jewish family and others during World War II.

• Martin & Anne

  The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

  Churnin, Nancy

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  Reflects upon the parallels drawn between the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank, both born in 1929, and how their legacies of kindness, love, and peace have changed the world today.

• The Tree of Life

  How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World

  Boxer, Elisa

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  During WWII, in the Terezin concentration camp, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling that nearly 80 years later has 600 descendants around the world that are thriving, including…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Whispering Town

  Elvgren, Jennifer Riesmeyer

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  In Denmark during World War II, young Annett, her parents, and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until it is safe for them to leave Annett's basement.

• I Am Anne Frank

  Meltzer, Brad

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  This engaging biography features Anne Frank, whose courage and hope during a time of terror are still an inspiration for people around the world today.