Hiding Edith

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Hiding Edith
AuthorKathy Kacer
PublisherSecond Story Press
Publication date
January 1, 2006
ISBN978-1-897-18706-7
OCLC62895168

Hiding Edith is a 2008 non-fiction children's book written by Kathy Kacer and published by Second Story Press.[1] A French translation was published by Flammarion as Le Secret d'Edith.[2]

The book describes the story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in France during World War II.[1] Schwalb was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1932. She and her family left Austria as World War II approached and eventually made their way to southern France.

Awards and honours[edit]

  • Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction finalist (2006)
  • Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for English Non-Fiction (2008)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hiding Edith. Worldcat. OCLC 62895168. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Hiding Edith by Kathy Kacer Amazon.com