THE SAFEST LIE is a fast-paced book (just look at that suspenseful cover), covering four years of Anna’s life, from the time Jolanta (alias of Irena Sendler) meets with Anna’s parents to the various safe houses and convent that Anna goes to, until she settles with a foster family who love her unreservedly/5(53). National Jewish Book Awards Finalist: Anna's grandmother always told her that the truth was the safest lie--but in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the truth about Anna's identity is the most dangerous thing there is It's , and nine-year-old Anna Bauman and her parents are among the , Polish Jews struggling to survive the wretched conditions in the Warsaw ghetto. About The Safest Lie. The Safest Lie podcast is an in-depth interview with Angela Cerrito, author of The Safest Lie, which is an award-winning book published by Holiday House. Although the book is fiction with characters based on the real life story of spy Irena Sendler, the podcast discusses the stories, struggles and triumphs of Warsaw in Nazi occupied World War II and Sendler’s tenuous balance Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.
The Safest Lie. by Angela Cerrito. 0 Ratings. The Safest Lie. This edition was published in by Holiday House. The Safest Lie. Angela Cerrito. Historical Fiction. Holocaust, Jews, Identity, and Poland. A nine-year-old Jewish girl, helped by Irena Sendler and the Zegota organization, is smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto, given a new identity, and sent to live in the countryside for the duration of the World. The Safest Lie by Angela Cerrito, Holiday House, (), Format: Hardcover. Rating: 5 (starred review). Genre: Middle-grade historical fiction. What did you like about the book? This is a novel inspired by the life Irena Sendler, a social worker and Resistance spy who smuggled.
Overview. National Jewish Book Awards Finalist: Anna's grandmother always told her that the truth. The Safest Lie. Balancing honesty and age-appropriateness, Cerrito creates an authentic moving portrait. Kirkus. Nine-year-old Anna Bauman is one of the Jewish children whom Jolanta (code name for the real-life World War II resistance spy Irena Sendler) smuggles out of the Warsaw ghetto. Anna, given a new name and false papers, must keep her true identity secret, first at a Catholic orphanage and then with a foster family. About The Safest Lie. The Safest Lie podcast is an in-depth interview with Angela Cerrito, author of The Safest Lie, which is an award-winning book published by Holiday House. Although the book is fiction with characters based on the real life story of spy Irena Sendler, the podcast discusses the stories, struggles and triumphs of Warsaw in Nazi occupied World War II and Sendler’s tenuous balance between hero and capture.
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