Resistance

"A forceful reminder of both the broad horrors and the small braveries of that period of history, things we should never forget."—Jane Yolen, Author of The Devil's Arithmetic

"Jablonski's text admirably mixes the drudgery of day-to-day activity with the horrors of life during wartime . . . Her collaborator's drawings do wonders to ratchet up the intensity of the story line."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"The first of a trilogy, this stirring graphic novel set in 1940 in the French countryside authentically expresses the personal stand-offs and immediate drama of children who are drawn into the Resistance when German soldiers occupy their village . . . readers will be held by the realistic characterizations and grim events, all fleshed out in Purvis' quavery artwork that is especially adept at conveying the young characters' wrenching emotions . . . An excellent addition to the Holocaust curriculum, especially with the author's lengthy afterword, which offers additional context and also argues that history too often makes everything black and white."—Hazel Rochman, Booklist (Starred Review)