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Shanghai shadows

Lois Ruby

2006234 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006Holiday House · 284 pages · ENGISBN 9780823419609
  • 2015Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781504013659
  • 2015Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781504028011
  • 2015Open Road Media Teen & Tween · 234 pagesISBN 9781504028028

From 1939 to 1945, a Jewish family struggles to survive in occupied China; young Ilse by remaining optimistic, her older brother by joining a resistance movement, her mother by maintaining connections to the past, and her father by playing the violin that had been his livelihood.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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