Hiding Edith

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In 1938, Edith and her family joined the many Jewish people forced to leave their homes to escape the Nazis. In a desperate bid for survival, Edith was entrusted to the care of a children's home in Moissac, France, where other Jewish children were hiding. All the people of the town promised to keep the children's identity a secret. Could they possibly succeed Would Edith ever see her family again A dramatic and moving account of one girl's experience during World War II. This is the true story of Edith Schwalb.

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Kathy Kacer is the author of The Secret of Gabi's Dresser, The Underground Reporters, Clara's War, The Night Spies, and The Diary of Laura's Twin. Her first adult book is the non-fiction Restitution: A family's fight for their heritage lost in the Holocaust.