This haunting title in the True Stories of Teens in the Holocaust series collects accounts of young people who hid from the Nazis, under floorboards, inside caves, or underground. Some successfully "became somebody else . . . hiding in plain sight" with false identities. The first-person stories draw on oral histories and interviews in museum archives, and Altman does a great job of providing historical context and realistic commentary for the individual experiences. Photos of teens and news pictures, including images of SS troops in the ghetto and lines of people being shot into mass graves, add further dimensions to the text. Stories of rescuers are also included, as is one about a teen who wanted to remain Christian and continue to live with her loving foster family after the war. The uncluttered design includes long primary quotes in bold type, and everything is meticulously documented in appended chapter notes. Students will want to move on to the useful listing of archival Web sites included in the back matter.

ALTMAN, Linda Jacobs . Hidden Teens, Hidden Lives: Primary Sources from the Holocaust ISBN 978-0-7660-3271-2 . LC 2009006504. ALTMAN, Linda Jacobs . Shattered Youth in Nazi Germany: Primary Sources from the Holocaust maps. ISBN 978-0-7660-3268-2 . LC 2008048002. BYERS, Ann Courageous Teen Resisters: Primary Sources from the Holocaust maps. ISBN 978-0-7660-3269-9 . LC 2009001374. BYERS, Ann . TrappedYouth in the Nazi Ghettos: Primary Sources from the Holocaust maps. ISBN 978-0-7660-3272-9 . LC 2009013475. BYERS, Ann . Youth DestroyedThe Nazi Camps: Primary Sources from the Holocaust maps. ISBN 978-0-7660-3273-6 . LC 2009026167. ea vol: 128p. (True Stories of Teens in the Holocaust Series). photos. reprods. further reading. glossary. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Enslow 2010. PLB $31.93. Gr 6-10 Many histories use primary sources but fail to do so effectively. These books succeed by integrating into their narratives lengthy quotes from Jewish and other teens whose lives were endangered or changed by the Nazi regime. Each book provides historical background, but the narratives rest upon the recollections, making the material immediate and horrifyingly real. The books have the added advantage of being long enough to give students an authentic impression of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Certain to capture readers attention, these are excellent purchases.

This series presents firsthand accounts of teens' horrific experiences during the Holocaust. Descriptions of death camps, Kristallnacht, ghettos, and the roundup of Jews are vividly portrayed. Photographs, lists of resources, and chapter notes make the information accessible and encourage further reading. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.