Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story
Cary Fagan
Based on the experience of the author’s father, Maurice, this story begins when the Nazi army invades Belgium in 1940. Maurice is twelve, and he and his family flee, never returning to Brussels, where he was born. As the family escapes the Nazis and later settles in an internment camp in Jamaica, Maurice continues pursuing an education. An English dictionary he keeps throughout his life becomes part of this refugee family’s story. Illustrations use a muted palette.
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