Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Written by Elisa Boxer
Illustrated by Amy June Bates

Grade:

1-4

ISBN-13:

978-1419750007

Publisher:

Harry N. Abrams (March 14, 2023)

Set in France, the true story of teen Judith Geller, who delivered life-saving identity and exit papers to Jews in the disguise of a Christian social worker. She carried a hollow wooden toy duck with the secret papers inside—and it escaped the notice of the Nazis, even when she was stopped in the street. A hauntingly illustrated book on the Holocaust that does not shy away from the reality of the time, but is also appropriate for younger readers because of its simple language and focus on a young person and her heroic work.