The Butterfly

Since the Nazis have marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. It is war! Then, one night, Monique encounters "the little ghost" sitting at the end of her bed. When she turns out to be a young Jewish girl named Sevrine, who has been hiding from the Nazis in Monique's own basement, how could Monique not be surprised! Playing secretly after dark in Monique's room, the two become friends, until, in a terrifying moment, they are discovered, sending both of their families into a nighttime flight. In turns heart-wrenching and touching, Patricia Polacco once again dips into her own family's history to reveal this passionate and true tale of friendship from the French Resistance.