Good Night, Maman

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Summary: ...a quick and entertaining read...
Review: Good night, maman is a definately worth reading. It goes through and shows the relationship between two children, Karin and Marc, and their Maman during WWII 1940. But during the stress of these events in history, the three come upon twists and turns leading to freedom. This book is good for all ages and is a quick and entertaining read.

Rating:
Summary: ...a quick and entertaining read...
Review: Good night, maman is a definately worth reading. It goes through and shows the relationship between two children, Karin and Marc, and their Maman during WWII 1940. But during the stress of these events in history, the three come upon twists and turns leading to freedom. This book is good for all ages and is a quick and entertaining read.

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Summary: How Great of a Book
Review: How great of a Book!

The book I read is called Good Night Maman. Its about a girl name Karin who is a Jew and is trying to hide from the Germans. She and her brother and mom move from place to place looking for a place to hide. There is a man along the way they met and they live with him because he is a Jew to .He has many Jews hiding in his house. Soon they have to leave because the Germans are coming. Karin's mom was sick so they have to leave her. On their way they come across a boat who is taking Jews to America, and they get on the ship. They have to live in a place called a fort were they are blocked by a wall to the outside world. Read this book to find out the ending.
I loved this book! It kept my interest and it was fun to read. I would recommend this book. This book explains very well so kids can understand! This showed me how Jews felt along time ago. I would love to read more books by this author. I hope you like this book as much as I did!

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Summary: Read it with HAVEN Miniseries or Book
Review: I found it extremely interesting, informative and moving to read this book in conjunction with watching the CBS Miniseries HAVEN (February 2001) starring Natasha Richardson and Ann Bancroft. (At this writing Bancroft has been nominated for an Emmy.) The heroine of GOOD NIGHT MAMAN is a displaced child who becomes one of the Oswego refugees safely - almost miraculously- escorted to the United States by Ruth Gruber in the midst of WW 2.
In GOOD NIGHT MAMAN, NFM puts an unforgettable personal face and history on a brave girl who survived against all odds. The combination of reading this book and then watching HAVEN (or vice versa) is extremely powrful.

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Summary: Good Night, Maman
Review: Remarkable!
Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer is both heartwarming and heartwrenching. The author tells a story of a Jewish family in the 1940's hiding in France after the loss of their father. The main characters Karin and her brother Marc are brought to life as they encounter the difficulties and trials of trying to get to America to live with an aunt. As the journey unfolds the story gives details of what happened to Karin, Marc and other immigrants. The story also explores the people who helped the Levi family and others of Jewish descent. Karin and Marc must gather the courage and the strength to be on their own at an early age while learning about a new culture and new expectations.
Good Night, Maman is an excellent read aloud for a class studying WWII. The book also goes nicely with another WWII book entitled Number the Stars.

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Summary: Good Night, Maman
Review: Remarkable!
Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer is both heartwarming and heartwrenching. The author tells a story of a Jewish family in the 1940's hiding in France after the loss of their father. The main characters Karin and her brother Marc are brought to life as they encounter the difficulties and trials of trying to get to America to live with an aunt. As the journey unfolds the story gives details of what happened to Karin, Marc and other immigrants. The story also explores the people who helped the Levi family and others of Jewish descent. Karin and Marc must gather the courage and the strength to be on their own at an early age while learning about a new culture and new expectations.
Good Night, Maman is an excellent read aloud for a class studying WWII. The book also goes nicely with another WWII book entitled Number the Stars.

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Summary: Good Night, Maman
Review: This book is about Karin Levi, a young girl who survived the Holocaust. Karin and her family were forced to leave their home in France because of anti-Jewish terror. The German army occupied Paris, and Jewish-owned businesses were relinquished to non-Jewish people. Jews were banned from public facilities and were arrested. Karin's father was one of those who were arrested and eventually murdered. At the age of 12, Karin and her older brother Marc went into hiding with their mother for safety. Eventually, Karin and Marc got the opportunity to board a ship bound for America, but since their mother was too ill to travel, they had to leave her behind. Marc began to act as Karin's guardian once they arrived at the military base in New York, and they began their life there. They made many new friends and attended shcool, and then they contacted their aunt in California. She sent them money since she was too ill to visit, and later she sent for them to come live with her. Throughout the story, Karin wrote letters to her mother, although she could not send them since her mother was still in hiding. At the end of the story, Karin learned that her mother had died shortly after she and Marc left, and so she had to come to grips with the loss of her mother. This is a very touching story about a yougn girl facing adolescence during a time of great tribulation, and we recommend it for students in 6th through 8th grade.