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Wave Me Good-bye (Home-Front Heroes)
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Teresa R. Funke (Goodreads Author)
Based on a true story . . .
As the only Jewish girl in her New York neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging, and her brother will soon pack his bags to join the fight. Blackouts and air-raid drills punctuate her daily life. Worse yet, her family has heard nothing from their Jewish relatives in Europe since before the war...more
As the only Jewish girl in her New York neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging, and her brother will soon pack his bags to join the fight. Blackouts and air-raid drills punctuate her daily life. Worse yet, her family has heard nothing from their Jewish relatives in Europe since before the war...more
Paperback, 164 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Victory House Press
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Did you or someone you know read about Molly in the American Girl books or about Penny in Jennifer L. Holm's Penny from Heaven, and find yourself (or themselves) eager to read more stories from the WWII period?
If so, Wave Me Good-bye and the other stories in the Home-Front Heroes series are great options. They are historically accurate books based on true stories and written for middle-grade readers.
In Wave Me Good-bye, 13-year old Miriam Liebler befriends refugees, searches for her voice as a w...more
If so, Wave Me Good-bye and the other stories in the Home-Front Heroes series are great options. They are historically accurate books based on true stories and written for middle-grade readers.
In Wave Me Good-bye, 13-year old Miriam Liebler befriends refugees, searches for her voice as a w...more
Wave Me Good-bye by Teresa R. Funke is the fourth story in her Home-Front Heroes series. Written for middle school aged readers, Funke's series hold up to an adult audience. Wave Me Good-bye centers around Miriam, a young Jewish girl living with her family in New York City during World War II. The reader gains an understanding of what it is like to be the only Jewish family in a predominantly Christian neighborhood in the 40s. A very touching story based on real people in the author's life.
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...And man, am I glad I did! I really enjoyed reading this book as it gave me a fresh perspective on world war two and was about the struggles that Jewish people had to face outside of Europe. It was enlightening to see that the author wrote about a Jewish girl in America, when most books are based on Jewish people actually caught in the middle of the holocaust. I liked the character of Miriam and really liked Chris. I would recommend this to m...more
...And man, am I glad I did! I really enjoyed reading this book as it gave me a fresh perspective on world war two and was about the struggles that Jewish people had to face outside of Europe. It was enlightening to see that the author wrote about a Jewish girl in America, when most books are based on Jewish people actually caught in the middle of the holocaust. I liked the character of Miriam and really liked Chris. I would recommend this to m...more
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Teresa Funke is the author of six novels for adults and children about World War II including Remember Wake, Dancing in Combat Boots, and the Home-Front Heroes Series. She is also a popular writer's coach offering one-on-one and group coaching to clients nationwide. She is also a keynote speaker.
Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologie...more
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Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologie...more
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