Catherine's War : Julia Billet

A Graphic Novel | Paperback | Middle Grade Historical Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel (Illustrated by), Ivanka Hahnenberger (Translated by) A magnificent narrative inspired by a true survival story that asks universal questions about a young girl’s coming-of-age story, her identity, her passions, and her first loves. At the Sèvres Children's Home outside Paris, Rachel Cohen has discovered her passion—photography. Although she hasn’t heard from her parents in months, she loves the people at her school, adores capturing what she sees in pictures, and tries not to worry too much about Hitler’s war. But as France buckles under the Nazi Regime, danger closes in, and Rachel must change her name and go into hiding. As Catherine Colin, Rachel Cohen is faced with leaving the Sèvres Home—and the friends she made there—behind.