The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy

Reviewed by Diana Patterson
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This book is about two Jewish children who are abandoned in the woods as they and their father and stepmother try to escape with them from the Nazi SS during WWII. Their stepmother, to hide the fact that they are Jews, tells them that their names are now Hansel and Gretel. As they wander into the woods they come across an old Polish woman who is rumored to be a witch. She takes them in and hides them in public. The book is full of suspense and is very well written. The horror of what went on in Poland during the war is made very real. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.