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Village of Scoundrels
Margi Preus
Illustrator: S. M. Vidaurri
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Amulet/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-0897-8
Keywords: WWII, Refugees, France
Isolated villagers in Vichy France rescue, hide, and assist Jews and other victims of Nazism escape to Switzerland. Photos, illustrations, timeline, bibliography.