Sharon Cameron

The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgórska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron - now a Reese's Book Club YA Pick!

The Light in Hidden Places

Cheri McElroy

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Stefania is a young woman who raises her six year old sister and hides thirteen Jews in Poland during WWII. This is based on a true story and was very moving.

Brendan M

An astounding true story of heroism in the face of evil, lightly and expertly fictionalised by Sharon Cameron. The title suggests some generic sob story, but the book is far better than that. Highly recommended.

Mary Horton

I'm speechless.

Despite the fact that the writing style was less than incredible, the story grabbed me by the throat and never let go. So, so heartbreaking to know this was based on a true story. And yet, that's why I'm sitting here speechless even now.

Because the bravery of these men and women in the face of such horror . . . that is something that will stick with me for a long time.

Please, let's never forget Stefania's story. 

(Full review to come, perhaps.)

3.5 stars

The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII -- from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make... It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio -- a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. And then comes the knock at the door. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army. With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.

Kaley Catron

Wow. I don’t think five stars is enough. Typically I’m not a fan of historical fiction or books that have so many words in a language I don’t understand but wow. This was a story that definitely needed to be told..and I can only imagine what those times must’ve been like. There is always good hidden in the bad. And sometimes our silence is golden. The story of the Jews is proof of that. Wow. Just wow. That’s really all I can say.

Jeni Enjaian

I do not have words worthy of reviewing a book as amazing as this one. Through Cameron's narrative, the reader fully inhabit's Fusia's world, a world that we have no other way of inhabiting or even imagining. 
I went into reading this book almost completely blind, knowing only the general setting. When I got to the end, not only did I absolutely love it but I also discovered something that made me love it even more than I already did. Since I believe that knowing only the genera setting brings a wow factor due to the reveal at the end, I will not say more.
I have already placed this on my wishlist to have in my classroom.

The Light in Hidden Places

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