Resistance

Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen

This is book is perfect for readers interested in learning about the Holocaust. There is quite a bit of violence, so I don't recommend this book to kids younger than 10. This is a stand-alone book, but Nielsen did write a book about life on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall titled, "A Night Divided." I'll surely write about it after I finish reading.

What the Book's All About

Chaya Lindner is only a kid when the Nazi party takes over Poland. Despite her Aryan looks, Chaya is a Jew, and is sent away from her home in Krakow. She becomes an activist and joins the resistance group, Akiva. Chaya becomes a "courier" and goes undercover as a Catholic to sneak food and supplies (as well as spreading the truth about Concentration Camps) to Jews in ghettos. Will Akiva survive the war? Will a shy newcomer named Esther ruin an Akiva mission? Do Chaya's parents have enough willpower to stay alive?

Chaya

• Confident
• Speaks multiple languages
• Akiva courier 

Esther

• New Akiva member
• Secretive
• Not confident
• possesses "every possible look and mannerism to radiate her Jewishness"