[.ca] Twenty And Ten (ISBN 0140310762)

Ten and Twenty:
What I thought of the book is that it was good. It was short but I liked it. In the beginning it is not very interesting, but after you get into the book its not so bad. What I like the best about this story is it is suspensful and keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. It also makes you realize how hard it was on those kids during those time.

Ten and Twenty:
What I thought of the book is that it was good. It was short but I liked it. In the beginning it is not very interesting, but after you get into the book its not so bad. What I like the best about this story is it is suspensful and keeps you wonder what is going to happen next. It also makes you realize how hard it was on those kids during those time.

My daughter loved it!:
I read this book when I was a child (more than 30 years ago) and still have fond memories of it. I stumbled upon the book last week and decided to introduce it to my 11-year-old. She quickly became involved with the story and it prompted many questions about WWII, Nazis, etc. Yes, the language is a bit old and a few phrases are no longer used, but the verbal images are still vibrant. My daughter was very interested to hear about the children protecting each other, sharing a coveted morsel of chocolate, hiding in a cave, outsmarting the Nazis. And she especially appreciated how each chapter stood on its own, with no cliffhangers. You don't need to study a bible or have a strong religious background to understand this book. Just be ready to explain why the Nazis wanted to find the Jewish children. I recommend this book to all people who want to discover a snippet of World War II history. The book contains nothing scarier than the threat of being discovered.

Highly Recommended Low-key Adventure:
I loved this book as a child, came across it again as an adult in my parent's attic, and still love it. In retrospect the overall themes are somewhat heavy: Nazi's, hiding fugitives at the risk of your own life and children keeping life or death secrets, but as a child I didn't grasp the greater issues, and it didn't matter to the storyline. Based on a true story, twenty children at a convent are asked by the nuns to help them conceal ten Jewish children from the Nazi's. When I read this as a child I basically had NO religious education, and knew little about WWII except for what my father told me, and that Nazi's were bad. That's all you need. It's a short, but gripping story, and for the children of today who have so much, it's glimpse into the lives of others in the past who didn't. I highly recommend this book to anyone who reads.

GREAT READ!!!:
The book I think you should read is Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop. Twenty and Ten deals with the Holocaust and concentration camps. Kids had to be hidden from the Nazis because they were endanger of being sent away to a concentration camp . It took place around World War II In Twenty and Ten Nazis are trying to steal the kids from the Jews. When I read this book it was extremely emotional and shocking. When I read the book I felt like I could feel their pain and felt what it was like to be locked up and also I felt heroic, like I was the one saving and fighting for the kid's lives. This book is a great read.