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The Paris Children by Gloria Goldreich

Summary: Madeleine Levy is the Jewish granddaughter of the famous Alfred Dreyfus. Because of her family's status as high-profile Jews, they must change their identities and move to a new location outside of Paris during WWII. Madeleine takes it upon herself to be the guardian and safe passage out of France for Jewish children, and works to gather money and supplies to help send children to safe locations. But Madeleine must also survive being a Jew in France during the Nazi occupation.   I received an electronic galley copy from the publisher through  Netgalley  in exchange for an honest review. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read my  Disclosure Policy  for more information. This book was not as engaging as other WWII fiction I've read, even though it is based on a real person. This could be because Gloria Goldreich was limited by the historical facts that survived. My beef with Madeleine is that she keeps making the wrong decisio...