The Hidden Girls: A True Story of the Holocaust

by Lola Rein Kaufman

Book Overview

A gripping tale of one young girl's struggle to survive during the Holocaust.When her mother is killed by the Gestapo, a Jewish girl named Lola is sent into hiding. At first, Lola secretly lives in the home of a Ukrainian woman. But when someone threatens to expose her to the Nazis, Lola must flee again, this time hiding with another family in a dirt hole beneath a barn. Struggling against cold and hunger, the hidden family lives under the constant threat of discovery. Lola has lost everything--her home and her family. All she has left is one article of clothing, a dress lovingly embroidered by her mother. Will Lola ever find safety--or freedom?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545200539
• ISBN13: 9780545200530
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 97 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Didnt know it was a childrens book

From a kids perspective, it was an ok book

Emotional story

This book was very emotional. A good read, which left me feeling like I knew the characters first hand. Lola’s struggle + pain are described perfectly.