Louder Than Words

Name: Louder Than Words
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Kathy Kacer
ISBN: 9781773218250

Author: Kathy Kacer

Narrator: Gabi Epstein

Unabridged: 5 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 07/18/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Religious Stories

Synopsis

Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events, set in Ukraine. “[A] unique perspective on the Holocaust…” — starred review, School Libary Journal Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community as the Second World War envelops their lives. For twelve-year-old Dina and her sisters, things get even harder when their father dies. Their mother must go back to work and despite many objections, the family adjusts to the arrival of their new housekeeper, Nina, who is not Jewish. But Nina’s role changes dramatically when the Nazis invade their small Ukrainian town. Nina sacrifices her own safety to make sure the children she has come to love are kept from the clutches of the Nazis, and Dina comes to depend on her in a way she never imagined she would. The third novel in Kathy Kacer’s acclaimed Heroes Quartet series, Louder Than Words is based on the true story of one woman’s incredible heroism in the most dangerous of circumstances. It is another affecting testament to the unsung heroes of World War II who, at great personal risk, saved the lives of strangers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on March 29, 2020

In a small Ukrainian town, life is not easy for the Jewish community. Dina’s father has died causing her mom to have to go to work. While she is at work, her mom hires a housekeeper who will also watch Dina and her sisters. One is a baby and Nadia is the “middle” child. Dina likes school yet when sh......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on December 13, 2019

Louder Than Words by Kathy Kacer Annick Press Ltd. Annick Press Children's Fiction , Historical Fiction Pub Date 14 Apr 2020 I am reviewing a copy of Louder Than Words through Annick Press and Netgalley: Life is not easy for Jewish People in the days of World War 2 throughout Europe, and the Ukraine is no......more

Goodreads review by Keshia on May 19, 2020

@kidlitexchange #partner Thanks to the #kidlitexchange network, publisher @chroniclebooks, and author @ for the review copy of this book - all opinions are my own! Louder Than Words is based on the true story of Nina Pukas, a WWII hero who saved the lives of Jewish children. I did not realize this b......more

Goodreads review by M.L. on March 17, 2020

@kidlitexchange Partner: Louder than Words—book three in the award-winning Heroes Quartet by Kathy Kacer. Releases 4.14.20 through @scholasticinc. (Assuming production is normal by then 🙈) Louder than Words tells the true story of Ukrainian woman Nina Pukas who, beginning in 1937, worked as a housek......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on February 09, 2022

Good middle-grade novel. I like that the book takes place in the Ukraine, and while you don't get a lot of information about what exactly life was like in Ukraine in comparison to other countries at the same time period, there is a small inclusion about how the city was fought over many times and th......more