{"product_id":"walls-isbn-9780807063453","title":"Walls","description":"Hiltgunt Zassenhaus was 17 when she first resisted the Third Reich by  refusing to give the \"Heil Hitler\" salute in her high school. Later, as  the terrible events of wartime Germany swirled around her, she risked  death to smuggle food, medicine, and emotional support to hundreds of  political prisoners, ultimately saving them from mass execution by the  Nazis. \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e is her story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For her wartime work, Zassenhaus was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974. \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e was named on of the 25 best books of 1974 for young adults by the  American Library Association and received a Christopher Award in 1975.\"An admirable memoir, set down in cool reflection but charged with inescapable emotion.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fine adventure story and a good inspirational tale. . . . When so  many of us seem crippled by the numbness we see in our society, \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us of the power of individual conscience.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I recommend \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e to everyone . . . as both an inspiration and a warning.\" —\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The suspenseful and dramatic story of one courageous woman's bold deception of the Gestapo.\" —\u003ci\u003eBook-of-the-Month Club News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dr. Zassenhaus . . . has written a breath-taking account of her undercover work among prisoners scattered all over Germany.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiltgunt Zassenhaus \u003c\/b\u003e(1916–2004) was an interpreter during World War II, well-known for helping prisoners held by Nazi Germany. While she interpreted for Scandinavian prisoners under the guise of censoring their correspondence, Zassenhaus instead added information and documented their locations in journals she later turned over to human rights authorities. She attended the University of Hamburg and the University of Copenhagen, and after the war, completed a medical degree at the University of Bergen. She documented her story in \u003ci\u003eWalls: Resisting the Third Reich—One Woman’s Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Paterson is the author of over 35 books including\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe Newberry Medal-winning titles \u003ci\u003eBridge to Terabithia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJacob Have I Loved\u003c\/i\u003e and the National Book Award–winning titles \u003ci\u003eThe Master Puppeteer \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gilly Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300012183781,"sku":"NP9780807063453","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807063453.jpg?v=1767743574","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/walls-isbn-9780807063453","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}