The Nine
by Gwen Strauss
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 4/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 4/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[A] narrative of unfathomable courage" ―Wall Street JournalThe Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris."I almost didn't finish this book. Not because it wasn't extraordinary—but because it was too extraordinary.