BLOG #5 The Upstairs Room, Johanna Reiss
The Premise
Annie is a little girl with a little dog named Bobbie. She and her family are jewish and have to go into hiding. Her mother on the other hand is very ill and cannot go into hiding with them, frankly she doesn't even know that they are going into hiding, for she is in the hospital when they leave. Shortly thereafter she dies in the hospital.
Annie has to cut her hair short like a boy, and her sister Sini has to dye her long, black hair, red. Their sister, Rachel, stays back for a little while to care for their mother until she dies. Later Rachel will join her sisters in the upstairs room.
Criticism
I really did not enjoy this book. It was very boring and had no action. Because seriously the only action part was where she got on the bus to go to the house she was hiding, and honestly that wasn't even biting-your-nails-and-sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat action.
I would not recommend this book to people who like action or need to still learn about the Holocaust.
