Name: A Bag of Marbles
ISBN: 9780226400693

Joseph Joffo

Recounts how two Jewish boys in France--the author and his older brother--begin an odyssey of pain and terror when their father sent them off to the Unoccupied Zone with the warning that they must never admit that they were Jews.

A Bag of Marbles

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father?s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. And if they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish. The boys travel by train, by ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city?and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities. Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author?s input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short.

The Graphic Novel

maitha mana

The illustration plunges you in and portrays the children's point of view in the simplest way there is. You find yourself muttering "please don't let them die." over and over again. A definite good read.

A Bag of Marbles

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