Catherine's war
(2020)

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : HarperCollins, 2020
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ISBN/ISSN
9780062915610 MWT14338315, 0062915614 14338315
LANGUAGE
English
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A magnificent narrative inspired by a true survival story that asks universal questions about a young girl's coming of age story, her identity, her passions, and her first loves. At the Sèvres Children's Home outside Paris, Rachel Cohen has discovered her passion-photography. Although she hasn't heard from her parents in months, she loves the people at her school, adores capturing what she sees in pictures, and tries not to worry too much about Hitler's war. But, as France buckles under the Nazi regime, danger closes in, and Rachel must change her name and go into hiding. As Catherine Colin, Rachel Cohen is, faced with leaving the Sèvres Home, and the friends she made there-behind. But, with her beautiful camera, Catherine possesses an object with the power to remember. For the rest of the war, Catherine bears witness to her own journey, and to the countless heroes, whose courage and generosity saved the lives of many, including her own

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