Your Name is Renée: Ruth Kapp Hartz’s Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France
Overview & Summary
This true account follows four-year-old Ruth Kapp, a German Jewish refugee hiding with her family in unoccupied southern France during World War II, who is given a new French identity as "Renée" and eventually placed alone in a Catholic orphanage where she must pretend her own parents are dead. Stacy Cretzmeyer, working with Hartz herself, tells the story from a child's perspective, capturing both the terror of the Vichy roundups and the ordinary townspeople who risked their lives to help.
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Who This Book Is For
Designed for Middle school students (Grades 6–8) preparing for curricula at schools like Eastside Catholic, Flintridge, Groton School, Sacred Heart Schools, St. Paul's School, Woodside Priory School. It fits right into History studies.
Why CE Recommends This Book
Selected for Academic Enrichment & Readiness. Pushing slightly beyond standard classroom expectations, this title widens vocabulary, supports steady Lexile growth, and builds the academic rigor needed for advanced middle and high school courses.
