Two Days and One Suitcase: The True Story of One Family’s Choice of Friendship and Goodwill during World War II

By: Anne E. Neuberger and Helen Hannan Parra

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Synopsis: Imagine you learn that there are kids your age living in a prison with their families. None of them have done anything wrong. It is racial prejudice and fear that has put these people there. Then imagine that your family volunteers to live in one of these places to help the people who are imprisoned. That is what twelve-year-old Helen Hannan experiences in 1945. She hears about these prisons before most other Americans do. Traveling to a place called Camp Amache with her brother, sister and parents, she quickly discovers this is no summer camp. The families at Amache are living in crowded, cold barracks, behind barbed wire fences, with armed guards watching them from towers. Helen learns to cope with this. She experiences the cost of racial prejudice. She struggles to understand how some people can hurt others so badly. But she also makes many friends, and learns that everyone loves French fries! Most importantly, Helen sees first-hand how vital it is to act on your beliefs. It is quite a year for Helen. Based on a true story.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 226 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780578623863
Publisher:: Anne E. Neuberger
Date of Addition:: 11/03/21
Copyrighted By:: Anne E. Neuberger
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Sister M. Dolores Dean
Proofread By:: Tomoko Miles
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.