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Alicia

At the age of nine, Alicia saw her family, her community and all she had known, wiped out as the Germans invaded her country. During her long trek across Europe in search of safety, although she was only a child, she came to the aid of fellow Jews and Russian partisans.

Subject
biographyhistorymemoir
Genre
historical fictionholocaustworld war IIwar and militaryadventure
Themes
survivaljewishhistorywomen
Setting
holocaustworld war IIukraineeuropegermany
Mood
inspirational
Audience
young adultadultchildrens
Length
long · 433 pages

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