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La guerre de Catherine by Claire Fauvel, Julia Billet

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erine's review against another edition

4.0

Rachel finds herself being shuffled around from one place to another trying to keep one step ahead of Germans who are relentlessly pursuing Jewish children. She changes her name to Catherine, learns a new religion, takes little ones under her wing, and survives one day and one place at a time.

sunset8305's review against another edition

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5.0

It’s so good - a different perspective on WWII. Lots of highs and lows. Quick read.

Why’d I pick this? This graphic novel has been on my list forever, and I don’t remember how I learned of it!

kirstenrose22's review against another edition

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4.0

This is an interesting depiction of French hidden children during WWII - always on the move, always on guard, trying to stay one step ahead of the Germans. The camera and photos are a nice device to track where she has been and the many people who helped along the way.

tdasilva26's review against another edition

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4.0

It was so great to read a graphic novel again! I’ve really loved reading books to dive into World War ll from all different perspectives. I think this was a really good book and I loved the perspective of a photographer!

bnnagle's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.5

mdevlin923's review against another edition

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3.0

The true story of Rachel Cohen, a young Jewish girl living in France during World War II. Readers follow her through the last two years of WWII as she hides from the Nazis. She encounters many different people, schools, and cities; but her love of photography is constant.
The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful, and the "photograph" section translate well to graphic novel format. The story was very inspirational, but I thought the ending was rather abrupt.