num_pages: 176
description: "They won't kill everyone in the ghetto right away," he continues, his voice matter-of-fact. "They still need workers. But not for long. After all, they have us Poles to work for them, don't they?" He paused then, and looked at me. It was frozen like Polish winter. It was cold right through into my bones."You know Miriam," Mr. Kraszenski suggested, "you could be one of us."With her blue eyes and blonde hair, Marisa could be a Polish Christian girl. But living a lie can also be a horrible burden for a young woman to bear.Writing in the same dramatic style as her other outstanding Holocaust stories, Carol Matas has outdone herself with this realistic, poignant story set in World War II Poland and Germany. 
language: English
title: In My Enemy's House
titlecomplete: In My Enemy's House
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, World War II, Holocaust, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Canada, Poland
ratings_count: 578
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
publisher: Simon Pulse