To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers)

by Kathy Kacer

Series: Holocaust Remembrance

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Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years.

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National Jewish Book Award (Finalist – Children’s and Young Adult Literature – 2011)

Silver Birch Fiction Award (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 2013)

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Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years.

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