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The little liar

a novel

Mitch Albom, (1958-)

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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 "north," 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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Title Statement The little liar: a novel / [text (large print)] : Mitch Albom.
Author Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Publication New York: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,[2023]©2023
Edition Large print edition.
Extent of Item 392 pages (large print) ;
ISBN 9780063347694 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07230132
General Notes Originally published in standard print format in hardcover: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Summary 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 "north," 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.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Brothers--Fiction
Families--Fiction
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
Survival--Fiction
Truthfulness and falsehood--Fiction
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Jews
By Location Greece--Fiction
By Genre Historical fiction
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