' adventure about a little-known place and time. Audra's story deserves a place on the shelf next to Lois Lowry's Number the Stars and Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief.' - Booklist, starred review 'Fast-paced and suspenseful.' - School Library Connection

The courage and self-sacrifice of many characters is inspiring.' - Publishers Weekly 'Suspense mounts continually as Chaya survives her ordeals, gaining strength and faith in her mission. 'Highlight moments of resistance via cinematic action sequences.' - Kirkus Reviews Historical fiction at its finest, this informs, enlightens, and engages young readers.' - School Library Journal 'The edge-of-your-seat climax places readers amidst the gritty, horrifying street battles of the Warsaw Ghetto and pays tribute to those who sacrificed themselves so others would live. Resistance joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Though the Jewish resistance never had much of a chance against the Nazis, they were determined to save as many lives as possible, and to live - or die - with honor. She is alone and unsure of where to go, until Esther, a member of her cell, finds her and delivers a message that chills Chaya to her core, and sends her on a journey toward an even larger uprising in the works - in the Warsaw Ghetto. But after a mission goes terribly wrong, Chaya's network shatters. Soon Chaya joins a resistance cell that runs raids on the Nazis' supplies. Using forged papers and her fair features, Chaya becomes a courier and travels between the Jewish ghettos of Poland, smuggling food, papers, and even people.

After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. Nielsen tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis.Ĭhaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland.

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