Staying In The Shadows
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This story is about Lena and her family as they struggle in Germany during the Holocaust.
When the Nazis come to search Lena's hometown of Kiel, her hand her brother Max are forced to leave the city
But then Max is shoved into a lorry by the SS, and Lena runs away...
Lena must overcome the indifference, bitterness, and cruelty surrounding her as she and her family try to escape the Nazi's Final Solution...
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