The Upstairs Room
The Upstairs Room
Reiss, Johanna
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Annotation: A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 8
Catalog Number: #173294
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 04/02/19
Pages: ix, 196 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-284980-8 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-3629-6
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-284980-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-3629-9
Dewey: 921
LCCN: 77187940
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Reiss, Johanna. Juvenile literature.
Reiss, Johanna.
World War, 1939-1945. Personal narratives, Jewish. Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945. Personal narratives, Jewish.
Jews. Netherlands.
Netherlands. History. German occupation, 1940-1945.
Language: English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

In this Newbery Honor book, Reiss writes a stirring, fictionalized account of her own experiences as a Jewish girl during World War II. Ages 12-up. (Oct.)

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Word Count: 44,235
Reading Level: 2.9
Interest Level: 7-12
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.9 / points: 6.0 / quiz: 143 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:1.8 / points:12.0 / quiz:Q12026
Lexile: 380L

Newbery Honor Book • ALA Notable Book • An SLJ Best Book • A Jane Addams Award Honor Book • Winner of the Jewish Book Council Children’s Book Award

A classic WWII survivor story based on award-winning author Johanna Reiss’s own childhood during the Holocaust. Now with a beautiful new cover and revised author’s note.

When the German army occupied Holland in 1940, Annie was only eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger. Most people thought the war wouldn’t last long, but Annie knew that if she wanted to stay alive, she would have to go into hiding.

Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered refuge to Annie and her older sister, Sini. For two years they hid in the cramped upstairs room of the Oostervelds’s remote farmhouse. There, Annie and Sini would struggle to hold on to hope—separated from their family and confined to one tiny room—as a frightful and seemingly endless war raged on outside their window.

This classic autobiographical novel is a strong choice for classroom sharing and independent reading.

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