293 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0719524520
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,205 reviews
Moods
emotional 84%
dark 46%
reflective 41%
informative 36%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 8%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 24% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Child death, GenocideModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, MiscarriageMinor
Cancer, Child abuse, Death
293 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0719524520
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,205 reviews
Moods
emotional 84%
dark 46%
reflective 41%
informative 36%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 8%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 24% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Child death, GenocideModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, MiscarriageMinor
Cancer, Child abuse, Death