![]() ![]() Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author?s input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city?and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities. The boys travel by train, by ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. And if they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This is the day that will change their lives forever. A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel - Kindle edition by Joffo, Joseph, Bailly, Vincent. ![]() In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father?s barbershop. ![]()
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