Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

The award-winning, remarkable true story of how a toy duck was used to smuggle forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during World War II, written by Emmy Award–winning journalist Elisa Boxer and movingly illustrated by the acclaimed Amy June Bates.

Hidden Hope, a true story, celebrates everyday heroism, resilience, the triumph of the human spirit, and finding hope in unexpected places. This Sydney Taylor Honor Book includes photographs of the actual toy and real forged identity papers,...