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list price: $18.95
edition:Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Mar 2017
ISBN:9781926890029
publisher:
Tradewind Books
Description
In this follow-up to the successful Goodbye Marianne, Irene Watts explores what it is like for a young refugee girl to flee Nazi-occupied Austria alone. The poignant story is relatable to the terrible situation facing refugees in Europe and around the world today.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 9 to 12
- Grade:
- 4 to 7
- Reading age:
- 9 to 12
Awards
- Winner, The Western Canada Jewish Book Award
- Short-listed, The Chocolate Lily Award
- Winner, The Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature
Editorial Reviews
"Based on the author's novel Remember Me, this graphic novel captures the melancholy nature of the story—the isolation from, and longing for, the familiar comforts of home and family—through Shoemaker's limited-palette, charcoal-hued illustrations."
— The Horn Book
"Black-and-white pencil sketches reflect a mood of loneliness and the bleakness of the time period...The glossary...does a great job of explaining terms at an age-appropriate level without shying away from harsh truths."
— School Library Journal
"Both Watts and Shoemaker have created a story that really manages to convey the fear, the tension, the unease of a refugee arriving in a country where she is not really welcomed by everyone, and even looked down on by some...Hopefully, this is a book that will get young readers thinking."
— The Children's War Blog
★ "Author and illustrator show their collaborative finesse in a wonderfully rendered marriage between text and art...A book that invites close reading, this will spark interest in the plight of all refugees."
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Though Holocaust stories are by definition horrifying, this one offers some hope."
— Publishers Weekly
"Seeking Refuge contains much about hope and the resilience of the spirit in times of adversity. While the book is recommended for ages nine and older, adults, too, will find it engrossing."
— Jewish Chronicle, London
"This beautifully rendered graphic novel...would make a gentle, highly visual addition to Holocaust curriculum, or it could be an excellent tool for introducing xenophobia and refugee crisis to upper-elementary and middle-grade readers."
— Booklist
