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Don't tell the enemy / Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.

ISBN: 9781443128391
ISBN: 1443128392
Physical Description: 192 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2018]
Copyright: &copy;2018

Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk, 1954- (author.).

Summary:

A gripping story based on true events. During the Soviet occupation of Ukraine during World War II, some of Krystia's family are harrassed; others are arrested and killed. When the Nazis liberate the town, they are welcomed with open arms. Krystia's best friend Dolik isn't so sure. His family is Jewish and there are rumours that the Nazis might be even more brutal than the Soviets. Shortly after the Nazis arrive, they discover a mass grave of Soviet prisoners and blame the slaughter on the Jews. Soon, the Nazis establish ghettoes and begin public executions of Jews. Krystia can't bear to see her friends suffering and begins smuggling food into the ghetto. When rumours circulate that the ghetto will be evacuated and the Jews will be exterminated, Krystia must decide if she's willing to risk her own family's safety to save her friends.