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A prequel to 'The Girl under the Flag.'
Monique needs to be careful when she goes out. It is dangerous for a sixteen-year-old Jewish girl to walk the streets of Paris. A German soldier might see her.
Despite her fear, Monique heads down the stairs of her apartment every morning. She has no choice - she has to get food for her family, to stand in line for hours at the grocery store, hoping that there will be some rations left. But this morning, she leaves earlier than usual - Monique has a private dream that she wants to fulfill. She hides it from everyone, even from her mother, since she would never understand.
But as the day progresses, Monique's dream is jeopardized by the reality of winter 1941 in Nazi-occupied Paris and the dire need for food. Monique must sacrifice everything that she has, knowing that it might not be enough and that she will most likely have to give up her dream.
In this short story, Alex Amit brings to life the world of a sixteen-year-old Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Paris, describing her thoughts with great sensitivity. Step by step, we become acquainted with Monique's dilemmas, her fear of walking through the streets, the disturbing feeling when wearing the yellow badge, and her need to struggle within the harsh reality, refusing to give up. But above all, we witness Monique's desire to be just like any other girl her age.
Genre: Historical
A prequel to 'The Girl under the Flag.'
Monique needs to be careful when she goes out. It is dangerous for a sixteen-year-old Jewish girl to walk the streets of Paris. A German soldier might see her.
Despite her fear, Monique heads down the stairs of her apartment every morning. She has no choice - she has to get food for her family, to stand in line for hours at the grocery store, hoping that there will be some rations left. But this morning, she leaves earlier than usual - Monique has a private dream that she wants to fulfill. She hides it from everyone, even from her mother, since she would never understand.
But as the day progresses, Monique's dream is jeopardized by the reality of winter 1941 in Nazi-occupied Paris and the dire need for food. Monique must sacrifice everything that she has, knowing that it might not be enough and that she will most likely have to give up her dream.
In this short story, Alex Amit brings to life the world of a sixteen-year-old Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Paris, describing her thoughts with great sensitivity. Step by step, we become acquainted with Monique's dilemmas, her fear of walking through the streets, the disturbing feeling when wearing the yellow badge, and her need to struggle within the harsh reality, refusing to give up. But above all, we witness Monique's desire to be just like any other girl her age.
Genre: Historical
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