Particularize Out Of Books The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)

Title	:	The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)
Author	:	Johanna Reiss
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 208 pages
Published	:	October 30th 1990 by HarperCollins (first published 1972)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. World War II. Holocaust. Childrens. War. Fiction

The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1) Paperback | Pages: 208 pages

Narration To Books The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)

In the part of the marketplace where flowers had been sold twice a week - tulips in the spring, roses in the summer - stood German tanks and German soldiers. Annie de Leeuw was eight years old in 1940 when the Germans attacked Holland and marched into the town of Winterswijk where she lived. Annie was ten when, because she was Jewish and in great danger of being captured by the invaders, she and her sister Sini had to leave their father, mother, and older sister Rachel to go into hiding in the upstairs room of a remote farmhouse. Johanna de Leeuw Reiss has written a remarkably fresh and moving account of her own experiences as a young girl during World War II. Like many adults, she was innocent of the German plans for Jews, and she might have gone to a labor camp as scores of families did. "It won't be for long and the Germans have told us we'll be treated well," those families said. "What can happen?" They did not know, and they could not imagine... but millions of Jews found out.

List Books Concering The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)

Original Title:	The Upstairs Room
ISBN:	006440370X (ISBN13: 9780064403702)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Upstairs Room #1
Setting:	Netherlands
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (1973), National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature (1971), Buxtehuder Bulle (1975), Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee (1973), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1974)

Rating Out Of Books The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)

Ratings: 3.87 From 10448 Users | 419 Reviews

Criticism Out Of Books The Upstairs Room (The Upstairs Room #1)

I didnt realize until I started that this is a memoir of the authors own experience in hiding during WWII. It reminded me of a middle grades version of The Diary of Anne Frank, a comparison made by Elie Wiesel as well. This a gentler version and a great book for older elementary to middle school kids learning about WWII and the Holocaust. There is quite a bit of language that might bother some parents (damn and GD, repeated throughout from one character). Highly recommend.

I had never heard of this little book, but happened upon it at the library while my kids were at storytime. It is a true story of two Jewish girls who lived with a Dutch family, secretly, for two years at the end of World War II. The story is told from the younger girl's perspective and is related simply without excessive emotion or excessive explanations. Without embellishment you see the way events unfolded for the Jews in Holland as they faced uncertainty and then great fear when the Germans

I liked it very much. The last chapter is really touching.

The upstairs room is about a girl that is Jewish and she is about 12 years old. The German war is going on, and she is hiding from the Nazis.I dont recommend this book I thought it was kind of boring but thats my opinion. If you are looking for a book that you can just sit down and read, read this one.I thought it was cool how they dyed their hair at the beginning of the story. I thought it was a good spot where they were hiding but I feel like they could have hidden better like in the walls or



I think because I have read many books about WWII--fiction and non-fiction alike, this book for me pales in comparison to them. It is definitely an easy read, and of course the subject matter is interesting, but I felt like nothing really happened. The author didn't adequately convey the despair those poor Jews must have felt at having to hide for so long. If the characters were more endearing, and their development stronger, I would have liked this book a lot more.

I read this in 4th grade, I think. I don't even remember much of it, a reread is probably in order.