Johanna Reiss





Johanna Reiss

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born
April 04, 1932 in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Dutch-born American writer presenting her Jewish childhood in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. The multi award-winning 1972 'The Upstairs Rooms', where she describes how she and her sister survived WWII in hiding, has remained a YA classic.

Her latest, 'A Hidden Life', is a memoir for adults: in it she writes of her childhood traumas and her late husband's sudden suicide.


Average rating: 3.81 · 2,870 ratings · 172 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Upstairs Room
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,755 ratings — published 1972 — 22 editions
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The Journey Back
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions
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A Hidden Life: A Memoir of ...
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2008
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The Newbery Award...: 1973 Honor - The Upstairs Room 1 3 Feb 07, 2010 02:44pm  
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC 2912 468 Feb 29, 2012 09:03pm  
Around the World ...: Netherlands 6 56 Apr 22, 2012 07:43am  
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