num_pages: 176
description: At the Svres Childrens Home outside Paris Rachel Cohen has discovered her passionphotography. Although she hasnt 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 Hitlers 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 Svres Homeand the friends she made therebehind. 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.Based on the authors mothers own experiences as a hidden child in France during World War II.Includes a map and photographs of the real Catherine and her wartime experiences as well as an interview with author Julia Billet.
language: English
title: Catherine's War
publisher: HarperAlley