A review by bookandcat
The Sound of Freedom by Kathy Kacer

4.0

This is a great kid's chapter book about the Holocaust, but about a side not often portrayed in literature about the Holocaust - it is the story of the Jewish refugee band that was brought to Palestine to avoid the rise of Hitler. The conductor saved many thousands of lives as a result (the book is based on a true story). It is told from the point of view of a young girl whose father auditions for the orchestra so they can leave Poland. It makes the climate of the time more visceral to see it through a child's eyes, without being too scary. Should get kids interested in what happened next, across Palestine as well as across Europe.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.