Cher Journal : Fragments du passe

See below for English description.Qu'auraient ecrit de simples jeunes filles si elles avaient vecu l'un ou l'autre des evenements qui ont marque l'histoire canadienne?Rose a survecu a l'Holocauste en vivant dans la clandestinite apres avoir echappe de justesse au ghetto de Varsovie.A la fin de la guerre, elle se retrouve dans un orphelinat, puis emigre au Canada, mais elle fait encore face a beaucoup de souvenirs angoissants.The Cher Journal series invites readers into the intimate worlds of girls throughout different times in Canadian history. The ongoing series showcases Canada's most distinguished children authors who recreate some of the most dramatic events from our diverse history.Rose survives the Holocaust by going into hiding after a narrow escape from the Warsaw Ghetto, but when the war is over and she ends up in an orphanage and then emigrates to Canada, there is still much to be faced as disturbing memories surface.Original Title: Pieces of the Past: the Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948