Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Zassenhaus, Hiltgunt; Paterson, Katherine |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Date: | 4/30/1993 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Hiltgunt Zassenhaus was 17 when she first resisted the Third Reich byrefusing to give the “Heil Hitler” salute in her high school. Later, asthe terrible events of wartime Germany swirled around her, she riskeddeath to smuggle food, medicine, and emotional support to hundreds ofpolitical prisoners, ultimately saving them from mass execution by theNazis. Walls is her story.
For her wartime work, Zassenhaus was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974. Walls was named on of the 25 best books of 1974 for young adults by theAmerican Library Association and received a Christopher Award in 1975.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.