To die beautiful / Buzzy Jackson.
"A gripping and timely debut novel by award-winning nonfiction writer Buzzy Jackson based on a true story of the life of the heroic Hannie Schaft: a young Dutch woman who joined the Resistance in Holland during World War II and became one of the Nazis' most lethal adversaries. Hannie Schaft, a young woman living in Nazi-occupied Holland, never intended to be a fighter. Her dream was to finish law school in Amsterdam and join the League of Nations. But when Hannie's two Jewish best friends are in danger, and she crosses paths with Resistance recruiters while doing volunteer work with refugees, she realizes she cannot deny the urgent cause at hand and the changes happening around her. Driven by outrage and a fierce protectiveness for her friends, Hannie quickly becomes a valued member of the Resistance movement. As the simmering menace of Nazi-occupied Holland reaches a boiling point, Hannie becomes ever more daring, assassinating powerful Nazis point blank, blowing up munitions factories, and constantly improvising with last-minute Resistance orders, even getting Hitler's notice who dubs her "the Girl with Red Hair." She also falls deeply in love with a dashing fellow resister at a tremendous cost and finds a chosen family with the other women in the resistance. And while humanity falls apart around her, Hannie's greatest weapon is her determination not to become a monster herself: blijf altijd menselijk. Stay human. A mantra that is sorely tested as the war nears its bitter end... To Die Beautiful, taken from a quote of Hannie's, is an unputdownable novel about love (for one's friends, family, and country) and loyalty, but with the emotional resonance of meticulously researched, lived history"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593187210
- ISBN: 0593187210
- Physical Description: xiv, 430 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-430). |
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Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 8 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | FICTION JACKSON (Text) | 50686016294956 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Brandywine Community Library | JAC (Text) | 33249025026463 | Fiction | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | FICTION Jac (Text) | 85131001877704 | CACM Fiction | Available | - |
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) | HIST FIC JACKSON BUZZY (Text)
Endowment:
Mildred O. Zanger Named Endowment, 2023
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35740635955115 | New Fiction | Checked Out | 05/01/2024 |
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | FIC JACKSON (Text) | 39636100457932 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults JAC Fiction (Text) | 33454005984372 | Atrium | Checked Out | 05/07/2024 |
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | FIC JAC TO 2023 (Text)
Bookplate:
In memory of Julia Panick staff member Donna Hartman's mother 2023
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31001101889575 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library | FICTION JACKSON (Text) | 50686016308772 | Main Floor | Available | - |
North Pocono Public Library | FICTION JACKSON (Text) | 50691090021481 | Browsing | Available | - |
Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Fiction Jackson (Text) | 33223009032268 | Fiction | Available | - |