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Pressler, Mirjam.
MALKA
New York : Philomel Books, 2003.
IL YA
ISBN 0399239847
During World Wat II seven year old Malka must flee with her older sister, Minna and their Mom. Although Malka's mother has nursed many of the Germans back to health, being a doctor won't protect them now. They must cross the Hungarian border to escape the Nazi roundups. However, Malka falls ill and must be left behind with the family that is helping them. She will be brought to you when she is better assures the family. When the family is in danger of being discovered, they turn the young girl out to protect themselves. How is a seven year old girl to survive on her own? Will the Germans discover her? Find out for yourself by reading Malka. (Catherine Ryan, c_ryan16@yahoo.com)
SUBJECTS:     Jews -- Poland --  Fiction.
                        Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland  -- Fiction.
                        Survival -- Fiction.
                        Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
                        Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
                        Historical fiction.

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