SuitabookBelonging and separation
Annie loses contact with friends, is excluded from school and leaves her family to hide.
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Johanna Reiss - Author
This is a child-centred account of Jewish persecution during the Second World War, focusing on disrupted friendships, exclusion from school, family separation and the uncertainty of living in hiding.
"Annie, what’s the first thing you want to do when we’re free?" "Get a bike and go for a ride -- a long one." Ten year old Annie de Leeuw doesn't understand what's going on. Ever since the Germans invaded her town, Annie's life has been in a turmoil. Her friends have stopped speaking to her, she's not allowed in school anymore and now she must leave her family and go into hiding. These horrible things are happening simply because Annie is Jewish! *The Upstairs Room* is the author's moving account of her own experiences as a young girl during World War II.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a child-centred account of Jewish persecution during the Second World War, focusing on disrupted friendships, exclusion from school, family separation and the uncertainty of living in hiding.
Annie loses contact with friends, is excluded from school and leaves her family to hide.
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