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House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, its History, and the Four Families Who Made it Home
Thomas Harding
Illustrator: Britta Teckentrup
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Candlewick Studio
ISBN: 978-1-5362-1274-7
Keywords: WWII, Germany, Holocaust
A reclaimed country villa near Berlin bears witness to a turbulent time through a window into the lives of its different inhabitants. Poignant multimedia illustrations Back matter.