This was the One Book/One San Diego selection for 2008. I decided to join in 
the reading and purchased a copy at the Barnes and Noble After Christmas Sale. I'm sooooo glad that I did! This book is excellent. It's written from historical documents and the main character's actual diaries. The novel is based on a true story of a husband and wife who hid Jews during the war. They accomplished this by using the buildings in their Zoo to house the refugees.
the reading and purchased a copy at the Barnes and Noble After Christmas Sale. I'm sooooo glad that I did! This book is excellent. It's written from historical documents and the main character's actual diaries. The novel is based on a true story of a husband and wife who hid Jews during the war. They accomplished this by using the buildings in their Zoo to house the refugees.The Warsaw Zoo is heavily damaged during the invasion of Hitler's army, but the Zabinski's still manage to stay open and stay alive. By forming friendships with influential people, the Zabinski's are able to smuggle people out of the guarded slums of Warsaw. These people are hidden in the Zoo until other arrangements are made to keep them safe. This novel is excellently written with quotes from Antonia Zabinski's diary. The author is a non-fictional writer who took this opportunity to highlight a family of heroes who risked everything for their less fortunate countrymen.
Similar Novels: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Length: 368 pages
Copyright: 2008
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