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Safiyyah's war /

"War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah's life changes for ever. Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khan, Hiba Noor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Allida, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Reconnaissance operations > Juvenile fiction.
Catacombs > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
Muslims > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
Children and war > Juvenile fiction.
Jewish children > Juvenile fiction.
Jewish-Arab relations > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Paris > Fiction.
Muslims > Fiction.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Fiction.
Mosques > Fiction.
Catacombs > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Enfants > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Juifs > Sauvetage > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Justes de toutes les nations pendant l'Holocauste > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations de reconnaissance > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Musulmans > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Enfants et guerre > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Enfants juifs > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Catacombes > France > Paris > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars.
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Muslims > Juvenile fiction.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Juvenile fiction.
Mosques > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
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Summary:"War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah's life changes for ever. Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city. It's not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety?"--Publisher's description
Item Description:"Originally published in 2023 by Andersen Press Limited, First U.S. Edition, 2024"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:329 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 9+
Awards:Jane Addams Book Honor, 2025
ISBN:9780063351868
0063351862