The War Within These Walls by Arline Sax - - ADVISABLE

Sax, Arline The War Within These Walls Illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki translated from Flemish by Laura Watkinson 172 pgs. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2011. $17.00 Language: PG (2 swears 0 Fs); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13.  When the German army invaded Poland in 1939 they walled off part of the city of Warsaw to contain the Jews.  This illustrated novel tells the story of a group of brave men (some real, some fictional) who fought against the German soldiers.  With descriptions of killings and drawings of dead bodies, this historical fiction is too graphic for younger readers, but your more mature readers will find it fascinating.   MS - ADVISABLE HS - OPTIONAL  Lisa Librarian