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A Family Secret

$11.99

A Family Secret book cover shows a red-haired teenage boy in an attic with scattered books, photos, and papers all over the floor. There is an open suitcase next to him and boxes in the background. He is holding a covered dagger in his right hand and a Star of David in his left. He is looking over his shoulder in concern.
A Family Secret open to show inside pages. The left page shows a Jewish family in the Netherlands trying to escape to England. The right page shows the German army bombing Rotterdam. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.
A Family Secret open to show inside pages. The left page shows a Jewish family in the Netherlands trying to escape to England. The right page shows the German army bombing Rotterdam. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.
A boy holding open A Family Secret to show 2 inside pages. The pages show a red-haired teenage boy looking through an attic and discovering a suitcase full of World War 2 items. He has papers and pictures scattered all around and his grandmother walks in and sees him looking through the items. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.
A Family Secret book cover shows a red-haired teenage boy in an attic with scattered books, photos, and papers all over the floor. There is an open suitcase next to him and boxes in the background. He is holding a covered dagger in his right hand and a Star of David in his left. He is looking over his shoulder in concern.
A Family Secret open to show inside pages. The left page shows a Jewish family in the Netherlands trying to escape to England. The right page shows the German army bombing Rotterdam. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.
A Family Secret open to show inside pages. The left page shows a Jewish family in the Netherlands trying to escape to England. The right page shows the German army bombing Rotterdam. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.
A boy holding open A Family Secret to show 2 inside pages. The pages show a red-haired teenage boy looking through an attic and discovering a suitcase full of World War 2 items. He has papers and pictures scattered all around and his grandmother walks in and sees him looking through the items. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.

A Family Secret

From the innocent to the heroic, from the passive to the brutal, this graphic novel does a remarkable job of communicating one of the most perplexing and disturbing events in history.

$11.99

Ages10-14
Grades6th+
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 to 48 hours
SKU174-176
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Product Code: 174-176

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Nonconsumable

Nonreligious

Awards & Endorsements


  • Kirkus Best Book of the Year
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
    • A Family Secret open to show inside pages. The left page shows a Jewish family in the Netherlands trying to escape to England. The right page shows the German army bombing Rotterdam. The layout shown in the open book is like a comic book with colored illustrations and talk bubbles.

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