{"product_id":"genevieves-war-9780823441785","title":"Genevieve's War","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this companion to the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eLily's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, thirteen-year-old Genevieve risks everything to defy the Nazis and join the French Resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Christopher Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's not always thinking of being happy. Doing the right thing will make you happy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the farm-work and her irritable grandmother Mem , Genevieve thinks she may have found a new home in Alsace, France, where she spent the summer of 1939. Without much to return to in New York, Gen is ready to see if this new life will make her happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then World War II erupts. The Nazis conquer France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow everyone in Alsace must speak German, act German, and think German--or else. Even worse, a cold Nazi officer has commandeered a room in Mem 's farmhouse--and he can tell that Gen and her grandmother aren't loyal to the Reich. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Gen won't be cowed. And when her friend R my commits an act of sabotage, she hides him in the last place the Germans will look--in the attic, right above the Nazi's head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more thrilling historical fiction, don't miss \u003ci\u003eIsland War\u003c\/i\u003e, a survival story set in the remote Aleutian Islands, occupied by the Japanese during World War II, and \u003ci\u003eA Slip of a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel in verse about the Irish Land War of the late 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Reilly Giff (1935 - 2021) was the author of more than one hundred children's books, including the Newbery Honor Award titles \u003ci\u003eLily's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePictures of Hollis Woods\u003c\/i\u003e. She spent twenty years teaching in the New York City public schools, and her Polk Street School series remains a popular chapter book mainstay. Some of her other middle grade novels include \u003ci\u003eGenevieve's War\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Christopher Award; \u003ci\u003eNory Ryan's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Notable Book; and \u003ci\u003eA Slip of a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which received two starred reviews. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecca Stadtlander is an illustrator and fine artist. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art and lives in Covington, Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845652943122,"sku":"9780823441785","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_442069e9-0cec-4c83-ac14-d6d0e6318a64.jpg?v=1737355176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/genevieves-war-9780823441785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}