The Search

The Search by Eric Heuvel / Ruud van der Rol / Lies Schippers

Here's the summary for this amazing graphic novel.

After leaving Germany when life there became unbearable and dangerous for Jewish people. Esther thought she'd found a new home in Amsterdam. But the Germany occupied the Netherlands, and one day Esther, separated from her parents, was forced to flee the city, managing to elude a Nazi roundup of Jews. Easter survived the Holocaust by going into hiding in the countryside, but she never saw her parents again. She knows that they died in a concentration camp and has always wondered about the last few months of their lives. With her grandson Daniel's help, she tracks down an old friend living in Israel and finally learns the shocking story.

I enjoyed how the story moved back and forth through time periods (present day with her grandson and the past with her family during the war.) The story also dealt with questions t hat young readers might have - like why did the germans follow Hitler? did all Germans feel the same way about the Jewish people? Why didn't other countries get involved? and why didn't the Jewish people fight back?

The art work reminded me of Tin Tin, and captures the story well.

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