Shanghai Escape
Oct 2013 · Second Story Press
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Shanghai, China is a strange place for a young Jewish girl from ViennaÉ But that is where Lily Toufar finds herself in 1938. She and her family have left their home to find safety far away from Europe, where Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party are making life unbearable for Jews. TheyÕve had to travel fast Ð Lily even had to leave behind most of her toys and books Ð but here she feels free from danger. Despite their hopes, it quickly turns out that all is not safe in Shanghai. Now that the area is controlled by Japan, whose leaders support Hitler, the local government orders Jewish refugees, including Lily and her family, to move into a ghetto in an area of the city called Hongkew. Once again Lily wonders what will happen next. Life changes for Lily and her family when they are forced to the over-crowded ghetto. There is little food to eat, and many people become sick. Lily remains hopeful, but when rumors begin to circulate that Jews may be in as much danger here as they were in Europe, she wonders if she will ever feel truly safe and at home again. Based on a true story.
About the author
Kathy has won many awards for her writing, including the Silver Birch, the Red Maple, the Hackmatack and the Jewish Book Award. In 1999 she wrote her first book in Second Story's Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers, The Secret of Gabi's Dresser. Since then she has penned seven other books for the series: The Underground Reporters, Clara's War, The Night Spies, Hiding Edith, The Diary of Laura's Twin, and To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis. She is the editor of We Are Their Voice: Young People Respond to the Holocaust. Her first adult book is the non-fiction Restitution: A family's fight for their heritage lost in the Holocaust. Her most recent work is a children's picture book The Magician of Auschwitz, illustrated by Gillian Newland. The rights to Kathy's books have been sold to many countries including Germany, China, Italy, Thailand, England, Japan, and Slovenia. She has adapted The Secret of Gabi's Dresser into a successful play. A former psychologist who worked with troubled teens, Kathy now writes about the Holocaust for young readers and travels the country speaking about it. She also addresses adults about how to teach sensitive material to young children. Kathy lives in Toronto with her family.
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