The Little Liar
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Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards "the east" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the passengers that the journey is safe. But when the final train is at the station, Nico sees his family being loaded into a large boxcar crowded with other neighbors. Only after it is too late does Nico discover that he helped send the people he loved--and all the others--to their doom at Auschwitz. Nico never tells the truth again.
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4.5 ⭐️ this was soooo good!! It really made me think about the lies that are told and the consequences of those lies. The story was compelling and I just wanted to know how it would end.
This was a perfect book. A sweeping look across 4 different perspectives of the Holocaust. I loved following each of them throughout their lives and how the event changed their course. The best part of the book was how they were masterfully woven together through the narrator Truth. The ending came together in the place where the story began. I loved how images of the gravestone and the beads came back throughout the story. Once it's revealed Truth was Fannie, I was a wreck. A new favorite.
Another enjoyable read by Mitch Albom!
Style feels similar to Frankie Presto but in the backdrop of WW2
