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Book 2003

The true story of Hansel and Gretel

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Published
2003
  • Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
  • Jewish families -- Fiction
  • Children -- Fiction

A retelling of the classic fairy tale, set in Nazi-occupied Poland, follows two Jewish children, left by their father and stepmother to seek refuge in a dense forest, as they wander the woods until being taken in by Magda, an eccentric old woman.