Children's Nonfiction Biography
Hiding from the Nazis in Plain Sight
A Graphic Novel Biography of Zhanna and Frina Arshanskaya
- Publisher
- Capstone Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2024
- Category
- Biography, Holocaust, History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781669061779
- Publish Date
- Jan 2024
- List Price
- $32.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781669062004
- Publish Date
- Jan 2024
- List Price
- $11.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 11
- Grade: 3 to 6
Description
Zhanna and Frina Arshanskaya were two talented child musicians when Nazis invaded their city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, during World War II. Along with their parents, the Jewish sisters were forced into a death march. They eventually escaped individually and were reunited, but how would they survive the rest of the war? By hiding their true identities and becoming musical entertainment for German soldiers. Learn about their story of survival in this inspiring graphic novel.
About the authors
Aleksandar Sotirovski (1971) is a Macedonian illustrator and comic artist who for the past 35 years has contributed substantially to the raising of his country's standards in this field.
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Lydia Lukidis is the author of more than 50 trade and educational books for children. They include Deep, Deep, Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench (Capstone Editions, 2023), a Crystal Kite Award winner, a 2024 Forest of Reading Honour Book, Ontario Library Association, and a Cybils Award nominee, as well as Dancing Through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights (Albert Whitman & Company, 2024). A resident of Quebec, Canada, and a science enthusiast, Lydia incorporates her scientific studies and everlasting curiosity into her books. Visit her website at lydialukidis.com.
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