num_pages: 32
description: Set in France, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, a gentile child named Helen recalls the mounting persecution of her Jewish friend. She wonders why does her best friend, Lydia, have to wear a yellow star? Why are people in hiding and using strange names? What is Lydia afraid of? Touching upon the Holocaust with sensitivity and poignancy, Star of Fear, Star of Hope will help readers understand this difficult event in history.
language: English
title: Star of Fear, Star of Hope
titlecomplete: Star of Fear, Star of Hope
genres: Picture Books, Jewish, War, School, World War II, Holocaust, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, France
ratings_count: 336
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Batchelder Award, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Younger Readers
publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens