Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein

by Carol Matas

Book Overview

This dramatic story tells of 11-year-old Devorah's efforts to help her cousin and pen pal Sarah emigrate from Paris before the Nazis deport the Jews to internment camps. Devorah learns that 5,000 Jewish children in France have visas to leave the country, but the Canadian government will not let them in, leading Devorah to desperately lobby the government to change its policies. Turned Away illustrates the restrictions on the life of Jews in Paris...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439969468
• ISBN13: 9780439969468
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Scholastic Canada
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.