A review by kiwikathleen
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler

4.0

Well, this one ticks all the boxes:

Excellent historical fiction in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Two Jewish girls, aged 12 and 15, are sent just in time to stay as 'cousins' with a friendly family in Amsterdam. The older girl, Hannie, becomes part of the Resistance.
Liv, in present-day England, has to do a school project on her family tree. But her mother is never at home to ask about her family, and her father has only his grumpy mother who never talks about herself, ever.
Liv's friend Karly has got a new group of friends, and together they take pleasure in being mean. However, Karly's defection means Liv discovers a new friend.
There's daring and danger.
There's learning to stand tall.
There's a hidden journal, and papers kept unlooked-at for decades.
There's the horror of the persecution of the Jews,
and there's coming to terms with the past.

This is now the second book I've read by Liz Kessler (I was is most entertained by [b:The Tail of Emily Windsnap|161656|The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap, #1)|Liz Kessler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388242543l/161656._SX50_.jpg|903484]), and I have now added others of hers to my to-read list.