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#1
Annie
and Sini are sisters who live in an upstairs room with a farmer and his
wife and mother-in-law. "The Upstairs Room" is Annie's telling of the more
than two years of isolation young 11 and 19 year old girls feel as they
endure the harsh realities of Hitler's search to kill all Jews. This story
is a true one. Joanna Reiss was Annie. She did rely on the bravery of a
family in Holland who risked their own safety to shelter two, sometimes
unthankful, but nonetheless very lovable children.
Booktalk
#2
Annie and her sister, Sini
are in hiding in a room in a farmer's house above the kitchen. They are
hiding from the Nazis who are searching Holland for Jews to put in their
concentration camps. Before they went into hiding, when they were living
in the town of Winterswijk, their whole town turned against them, insulting
and hurting them in many ways. They also knew that the Nazis would soon
find them. So Annie's family decided to move to the countryside to hide
from the Nazis, and from the cruelty of the townsfolk, and the dangers
they face. Annie's dream is to eventually go to America, and she hopes
she can do so and live freely there. Will she survive these horrible events,
and will she ever get to go to America? (John C., Student, Age 11)
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