OLDER FICTION
Matas, Carol

Greater than Angels

(2) YA Matas pays tribute to the righteous citizens of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in Vichy, France, who risked their lives to save the many Jews who took refuge there during the Nazi occupation. Anna's voice is distinct, and the fictional account of these wartime saviors of teenage Anna Hirsch and her friends never dissolves into the romanticism of heroes and victims.

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