Rescue

I loved the book! It had lots of interesting details and characters that made it feel so real and unique. I also loved the plot twists of it

I have read all of the historical fiction books Jennifer A Nielsen has released so far, & I cannot wait until she releases more!! They have all been great & I highly recommend them!! I have read so many historical fictions, & these are without a doubt some of my all time favorites!! Jennifer is definetly in my top 3 for favorite historical fiction authors! If you are at all on the fence about whether or not you should give her books a try, do yourself a favor & pick up a copy now & read it!

Jennifer A. Neilsen does it again! Great story and character! All her books are so engaging and help kids understand history from the perspective of people who lived it.

Love this book

Meg Kenyon was born in France, daughter of an English father and French mother. All her life, she and her father have played with secret codes which he taught her about from the time she could read. Two years ago, when war was declared, Meg's dad marched off to fight, and she hasn't seen him since. She only has a jar of codes he left her to remember him by, and she's solved all but one. Meg and her mother now live with her maternal grandmother and life is hard due to food and material shortages brought about by German occupation, but they've managed to dodge Nazi wrath until Meg finds a wounded English pilot in the barn. Not only could helping him bring death upon the family, but the Germans have also discovered Meg's book of codes. Meg's mother must get her out of the area, so, even though she is only twelve, she's deputized to take the place of the wounded pilot in helping to get a family (father, mother, and son) of Jews to safety, using a series of clues in code from her father. Although the family is supposed to go to Spain, Meg realizes it would be safer for them to head to Switzerland.While I must admit this is a page-turner of a story with a mystery embedded in it, it still sort of niggled upon me that Meg is so young to be doing this job. Yes, I know the youngest known resistance fighter in France was a sixteen year old girl who handled a machine gun, but I'm thinking as an adult from the point of view of the two adults Meg is guiding: really, who's going to listen to her, especially when she changes their destination in mid-odyssey? It seems a bit improbable. I'm also not a person who's into codes, but supposedly Meg and her dad played code games for years, so it seems impossible to me that she misinterpreted the message he left for her in the long string of verse, since even a dim bulb like me made it out! It also seems to me that they sometimes seem to go great distances in a very short time!Otherwise, this is a neat WWII adventure story for kids, with a good lesson on the hardships—hunger, cold, loneliness, fear of being killed or sent to a concentration camp—faced by those in occupied France and how they coped and survived, and the sheer grit required just to get through each day. The text is very fair to Germans, making it clear that not all of them were Nazis, and some risked their lives to help others, and that there were also French who collaborated with their foes to gain favor or power. Meg is a great protagonist: inventive, stubborn, and resolute despite her fears.

Bought this as a gift for my great nephew, who loves history. Jennifer Nielsen is his favorite author, so this was a great fit.

This book has more depth and quality than American Girl mysteries that my girls normally read. I'm always looking for well written books to share with my children. Both my two girls and I throughly enjoyed Rescue. I ordered another book by this same author, looking forward to it!

I teach middle school special ed literature. Most of my kids have a hard time getting into any books, especially long ones. My kids can't put this one down. It's fast-paced with tension at every page turn. The characters are relatable and believable. The story has great development, plot, and character growth. I'm a big fan of Jennifer Nielsen and she has done her marvelous work again with this book. She's presented history in a way that my students want to read and relate to. Bravo, Jennifer! And thank you.

Nielsen never disappoints her reader. This suspense and action filled historical story, set in WWII France takes us on an escape with Meg, who is good with codes. I dare not say much else, I don’t want to give anything away. The action is non stop and I had a hard time putting the book down. Would also be great for students wanting to learn more about that era.

the girl lost her father as the Nazi's arrived and he disappeared. Later she lost her mother and grandmother later on and she became friends with another boy and several other members of his family. The story runs for about 370 pages and despite problems with the Nazi guards she finally gets to meet her family again at the end of things and a trip to Switzerland at the very end of the book. It is all an amazing story of the Nazi domination in France.

One of the best books I have ever read about young people during WW2, very suspenseful & exciting!

I took it with me on a flight, read it on the plane and as soon as I got home, had to finish it! I am a "mature" reader of YA books and this is the second of Jennifer's books I have read. It was brilliant! Fast-paced, realistic and historically correct (I am a military historian). Can highly recommend for ages 12 and up, but if you are in the mature years, don't overlook it. The protagonist may only be 12 but its a thriller with unexpected twists nonetheless.I intend to read her entire library of books now

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