Friedel and Gina: A True Story of Sisterhood and Survival During the Holocaust

Name: Friedel and Gina: A True Story of Sisterhood and Survival During the Holocaust
Brand: Quill Tree Books
SKU: 355743
Price: 14.84 USD
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Author: Jeremy Dronfield
ISBN: 9780063355743

By: Jeremy Dronfield

Quill Tree Books / 2026 / Hardcover

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Title: Friedel and Gina: A True Story of Sisterhood and Survival During the Holocaust
By: Jeremy Dronfield
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 352
Vendor: Quill Tree Books
Publication Date: 2026

Dimensions: 9.03 X 6.6 X 1.4 (inches)
Weight: 14 ounces
ISBN: 0063355744
ISBN-13: 9780063355743
Ages: 9 to 12 years
Stock No: WW355743

Publisher's Description

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The bestselling author of National Jewish Book Award Finalist The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz is back with another powerful nonfiction book for young readers, this time spotlighting twin sisters whose worlds were turned upside down when Adolf Hitler assumed power.

Through trials and tribulations, hardships and disasters, the bond between twin sisters Friedel and Gina Rosenthal was unshakable. They were only nine years old when the Nazis came into power in Germany. When the girls were fourteen, they, along with their family, were deported to a refugee camp in Poland. After the Nazis invaded Poland, the family suffered even more heartache…and Friedel and Gina soon found themselves alone.

Through the atrocities that followed – the ghetto and the concentration camps – they helped each other stay alive. They grieved their losses and learned to survive…together.

Author Bio

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Jeremy Dronfield is a biographer, historian, novelist, and former archaeologist. He is the author of the middle grade narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A Story Retold, which received three starred reviews, and his adult nonfiction titles include Dr. James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time, a Sunday Times Book of the Year. He lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

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"The twins’ courage and devotion to each other is inspiring, making this a worthy addition to books about the Holocaust."

- ALA Booklist, starred review

"Accessible for younger readers, Dronfield painstakingly details every aspect of the girls’ experiences while avoiding graphic depictions of especially disturbing incidents. Full of heartbreaking detail and written with sensitivity, middle school libraries will find this an excellent resource for those wishing to understand the events of the Holocaust."

- School Library Journal