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Rebecca Upjohn

Autor(a) de Lily and the Paper Man

4 Works 142 Membros 11 Críticas

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Obras por Rebecca Upjohn

Lily and the Paper Man (2007) 82 exemplares
The Secret of the Village Fool (2012) 42 exemplares
Patrick's Wish (2010) 5 exemplares

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Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of speaking to animals and only eating vegetables. Things change quickly when war comes to their town in the form of Nazi soldiers searching for Jewish families like that of Milek and Munio. Anton refuses to tell the soldiers where to find them, and then goes so far as to hide the family in his own home, putting his life at risk without a thought. Based on a true story.… (mais)
 
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Quilt18 | 2 outras críticas | Oct 25, 2023 |
This book was returned to my library with a thank you note from the parent of the child who had checked it out. The note said that the book had had a positive effect on the child who read it and thanked the library for having it in the collection. I read the story myself after reading the note and teared up while sitting at the reference desk. This story teaches empathy and compassion for your fellow human beings. It's absolutely wonderful!
 
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wolfe.myles | 7 outras críticas | Feb 28, 2023 |
I love reading about heroes from WWII, expecially those that saved children during the Holocaust. This true story takes place in a small village in Poland.

Anton, called the village fool, was friends with several Jewish families. One of them was the family of Milek and Munio Zeiger. When rumours that the Nazis were coming to the village, Anton offered to help the Zeigers. It happened before everyone was ready, but fortunately for the Zeigers, Anton had given them dresses for the boys to wear and they were saved until he and their father could dig a tunnel in Anton's root cellar for them and 2 young Jewish girls, Eva and Ziphora, to hide in.

Anton Suchinski endangered his own life to hide these 6 Jewish neighbours. He gave up his own food to make sure they were fed. When the Nazis arrived and tore his house apart, he held firm and did not give them up. When he was taken in for questioning, he still did not give them up.

After the story, Rebecca Upjohn lets us know what happened to the Ziegers, Ziphora, Eva and Anton Suchinski. Using photographs we find out what happens to the families right up to 1992 with Anton's official recognition as "Righteous among Nations" at the Holocaust Memorial and Museum in Jerusalem. This recognition finally transformed Anton from village fool to village hero but his heart and valour have always identified him as a champion, choosing to risk his life to save others, even when ridiculed. The Secret of the Village Fool shows Anton to be not a fool, but a saviour, especially to those whose lives he saved and to their children, grandchildren and others they were able to touch.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Carlathelibrarian | 2 outras críticas | Feb 5, 2019 |
Lily is a little girl who walks home from school with her mother everyday, until she sees the Paper Man. She becomes frightened of the homeless man who tries to make a living selling papers for $1.00. After that they take the bus home each day. When winter comes and the first snowfall beckons, she wants to walk again. When she sees the paper man she notices that he is not very well dressed and he is not wearing socks, she can see his toes through the holes in his shoes. She asks her mother about him and she is told that he does not have warmer clothes and they are lucky to have so much. This starts her thinking. After a few days she is able to gather up or buy clothes, socks, a hat, scarf and mittens. She introduces herself to the paper man and finds out his name is Ray. She gives him everything in her bag, even her quilt that her grandma made her when she was little. both Lily and Ray are happy with this solution.

What a wonderful way to teach children about homelessness, compassion and social justice. It shows that anyone, no matter how young can make a difference if they set their mind to it.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Obras
4
Membros
142
Popularidade
#144,865
Avaliação
½ 4.7
Críticas
11
ISBN
12

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