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Someone Named EvaJoan M. Wolf

Someone Named Eva

2007208 pages
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7 editions
HistoricalYoung Adult

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The story of a young fictionalized girl raised near Prague whose village is destroyed by the Germans in retaliation for an attack on a Nazi official (true event). "Eva" is jewish but appears to meet the aryan sterotype. She is one of thousands of children taken from their families and given to Nazi families to raise (true event). The book details "Eva's" struggle to survive and to remember who she really is. The book is on the suggested reading lists for several (I believe 10) states and is recommended for ages 7-10. I would say to age recommendation could be extended in both directions. This…

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Editions

7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Someone Named Eva Scholastic Ed 09
    Sandpiper · 200 pages · 9780547335636
  • Hardcover · English · 2007
    Clarion Books · 208 pages · 9780618535798
  • Other · English · 2009
    HMH Books for Young Readers · 210 pages · 9780547237664
  • Other · English · 2009
    Paw Prints · 9781442000001
  • Other · English · 2009
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 208 pages · 9780547531977
  • Other · English · 2009
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9781299891852
Juvenile fictionBrainwashingFictionWorld War, 1939-1945Boarding schoolsSchoolsNazisHistory