Colleen Clancy Hansen's historical fiction novel, Eyes Everywhere: Searching for Jewish Children, takes the reader to the precarious time of World War II.The magic of Ireland helped to inspire Colleen's historical novel, Eyes Everywhere.In September 1939, as Nazis march toward the streets of Warsaw, Peter's parents race to pack jewels and suitcases, stacking them under his four-year-old sister, Minna, in the baby carriage. A rail trip to Paris takes them to grandparents Bebe and Grandfather. But in two months, their danger becomes real, as the kopgeld, French spies, cast their eyes about, looking to turn in Jews for money. Peter and Minna must leave with their mother, Chana, by train, hoping to meet their father in Spain. Disappointed when their father does not arrive, they journey to Lisbon, Portugal, where Bebe's old childhood friend, Dona Grace, welcomes them. Dona's warmth and graciousness comforts Peter, who recognizes the peril he and his sister face.A secret network of boats conveys the children to Ireland, where a caring family takes them in, as their mother returns to join their father. But new dangers await, even in Ireland.
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Colleen Clancy Hansen holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with an English major, a speech/drama minor, and a Master's Degree in the Art of Teaching. She retired after teaching secondary English for twenty-five years at Billings Central, CR Anderson, and Helena High School. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). Colleen published Destination: Butte, Montana, Ghost Children in Elkhorn, Montana, an ebook, and Stella and the Bubble Man, a picture book. Colleen's newest book is Eyes Everywhere: Searching for Jewish Children, published through Mountain Pine Press.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Eyes Everywhere Searching for Jewish Children, takes the reader to the precarious time of World War II. On September 8, 1939, as Nazis march toward the streets of Warsaw, Peter's parents race to pack jewels and suitcases, stacking them under his six-year-old sister Minna's baby carriage. A rail trip to Paris takes them to grandparents Bubbe and Grandfather. But in two months, danger becomes real, as the kopgeld, French spies, search to turn in Jews for money. Peter and Minna leave with their mother Chana by train, hoping to meet their father in Spain. Disappointed when their father does not arrive, they journey to Lisbon, Portugal, where Bubbe's old childhood friend, Dona Grace, welcomes them, but the Estado Novo, Secret Police are watching. Suddenly, the thirty-day limit for Jews is enforced. Dona Grace's contact, Danilo, who works on a coaster transporting food and tungsten, accompanies the children to Ireland. The caring Jewish Leib family, with their son and a daughter, will take Peter and Minna into their family. Chana returns to Paris on an order by the Warsaw police. But new dangers await, even in neutral Ireland. Will Saul Knobel escape from Warsaw, Chana from Paris, and Peter and Minna from Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9798989900954