5/11/2023 0 Comments Graphic novel marbles![]() For example, the complex barter system the boys have to learn to get simple ingredients for meals and the meat shortages in the cafes. though you catch glimpses of the encroaching war. ![]() The book provides an interesting perspective on everyday life during the occupation - it doesn’t feel like wartime as the book is full of people getting on with their days, school, work, etc. The episode where the boys have to locate a passeur (a guide) who knows the local area and can avoid enemy patrols to get them across borders was especially exciting. It’s a gripping read as we see them continually having to dodge Nazis and Vichy troops (French soldiers who were in league with the Nazis) and unexpectedly heart-warming too, as they are able to stay out of the death camps thanks to the repeated kindness of strangers looking out for the kids. It’s all the more impressive given that Jo and his brother Maurice were young teens when they made the journey by themselves (going in pairs was easier than going as an entire family). ![]() ![]() This is a comics adaptation of Joseph Joffo’s memoir recounting the incredible story of his Jewish family’s escape from Nazi-occupied Paris in 1941 to the relatively safer south of France. ![]()
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