IMAGINE having no safe place to call home. IMAGINE being hunted down by armies. IMAGINE if your life depended on an entire town keeping one big secret. This is the true story of Edith Schwalb. In 1938, Edith and her family joined the many Jewish people forced to leave their homes to escape the Nazis. In a desperate bid for survival, Edith went to live at a children's home in Moissac, France, where other Jewish children were hiding. With amazing courage, the entire town of Moissac promised to keep the children's identity a secret. Could they possibly succeed? Would Edith ever see her family again?
Hiding Edith, part of the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers, is a moving story of one girls experiences during World War 2. It details not only the amazing courage and struggles of Edith but also the inspiring spirit and bravery of those she met: Shatta and Bouli Simon, the dedicated and selfless couple who ran the children's home and taught the children everything they needed to survive and the entire town who conspired to conceal the presence of hundreds of Jewish children, allowing them to attend the local school and walk the streets without having to conceal their Jewish identity.
This is a sensitively written book giving an insight into both the horrors and hopes that children experienced living life in Nazi occupied Europe. The book is sprinked with photos of people and places to enhance readers understanding of the story.
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