Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1
Just a girl : a true story of World War II Cover Image Book

Just a girl : a true story of World War II

Levi, Lia 1931- (author.). Mason, Jess (illustrator.). Notini, S. (Sylvia) (translator.).

Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city. As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again?"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063065086
  • ISBN: 0063065088
  • Physical Description: print
    135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Italy in 2020 by HarperCollins Italia.
Formatted Contents Note:
One summer at the seaside -- Bye-bye school -- Jewish school -- Papa "Loses" his job -- Boom! Boom! The war is here! -- The fog in Milan -- The skyscraper in Rome -- Nonna Teresa's surprise -- Nanny Maria -- Mussolini's gone (But it's only a trick) -- The plan -- One morning in October -- Winter with the nuns -- Pina and Spepetto -- When are we going home? -- Finally! Time to go home! -- Just a girl -- A letter from the other side of the ocean -- A photo album of Lia Levi and her family, 1938-1948.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 3 516657.
Language Note:
Translation of: Una bambina e basta.
Awards Note:
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an Outstanding Children's Book, 2023
A Junior Library Guild selection.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Levi, Lia 1931- Juvenile literature
Jewish children in the Holocaust Biography Juvenile literature
Jews Persecutions Italy Juvenile literature
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Italy Juvenile literature
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Illustrated works.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 28 of 30 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 30 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JB LEVI (Text) 36015000784401 Juvenile Biography Available -
Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1