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Historical Fiction · 2023 · PG-13

Code Name Sapphire

by Pam Jenoff

A woman races to free her family from a train bound for Auschwitz.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test.” –Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris 1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives wit

For14+GenreHistorical FictionLength320 pagesRead time~8.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Depicts the threat of deportation to Auschwitz and resistance action, but reviewers note the book is fast-moving and light on graphic description rather than gory

Language

Barely any

Minimal strong language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Not a significant element

Substance Use

Barely any

Not a significant element

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The pain of the Holocaust, family separation, and the fear of capture are ever-present; reviewers describe it as suitable for high-school age and above

What this book is about

Inspired by true events, Code Name Sapphire follows Hannah Martel, who has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany, as she joins a resistance cell in Brussels working to liberate a deportation train headed for Auschwitz that holds her cousin's family. Jenoff dramatizes the real-life 1943 attack on the twentieth convoy.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Holocaust deportation and Auschwitz threat as core plot

Family separation trauma

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