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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| North Bay Public Library | JFIC H McKay | 33874004541784 | Childrens - Fiction | Available | - |
| North Bay Public Library | JFIC H McKay c.2 | 33874004692819 | Childrens - Fiction | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9781554516612 (pdf)
- ISBN: 9781554516605 (epub)
- ISBN: 9781554516582 (pbk.)(softcover)
- ISBN: 9781554516599 (bound)(hardcover)
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119 pages ; 22 cm.
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- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Annick Press, c2014.
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| Summary, etc.: | Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young ... Read More |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9 - 12. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Location of Originals/Duplicates Note: | Canada label ; Historical label. |
| Awards Note: | Silver Birch express winner, 2016. |
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Summary:
Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young Jewish girl in wartime Holland. Five-year-old Beatrix looks on in horror as the soldier forces her mother off the tram. It is 1942 in Amsterdam, and everyone knows what happens to Jews who are taken away by the Nazis. The soldier turns his attention to Beatrix, when suddenly, the ticket-taker, Lars Gorter, blurts out that she is his niece. With his brother Hans, the tram conductor, they manage to rescue the child from the same fate as her mother. The two elderly brothers realize that they are now in charge of the little girl. They are at a loss -- after all, neither one has ever married, let alone has children. They know that harboring a Jew could cost them their lives, but in desperation, they turn to a neighbor, Mrs. Vos, for help. But even these kindly rescuers cannot shield Beatrix totally from the horrors of war. Based on real events, this suspenseful novel vividly portrays the fear, uncertainty, and terror of the Nazi occupation in Holland. It is a story that reflects both the worst and best of humankind. A worthy addition to children's books about the Holocaust, The End of the Line will leave young readers to ponder how the most dreadful conditions can lead ordinary citizens to perform the most heroic acts. People like Lars, Hans, and Mrs. Vos, who risked their own lives to save Jews in wartime Europe, were later recognized and honored as "Righteous Gentiles."
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