Napoli, Donna Jo. Fire in the Hills 1st Edition. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books. 2006. ISBN: 0-525-47751-9. Hardcover. $16.99.
Annotation: The story of a young man who joins the Italian Resistance during World War II in the fight against fascism and Hitler. His journey is dangerous, knowing that every step could be his last and if he or any of his fellow comrades are caught they will be tortured and killed. He changes his name from Roberto to Lupo and joins the good fight despite the danger.
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"A pair of Nazi's came up to check documents. Lupo didn't flinch. His mind was still on the foot of the man in the wagon, on those bodies that might get burned like filth. But then he saw the old man in the crowd. The Jew he'd met in the park months before. Lupo was sure it was him. And he wasn't wearing his armband. Of course not. After the assassination attempt on Hitler, the few remaining jews in town were put on trains north. If these two Nazi's looked at the old man's documents, they'd find out he was a Jew. They'd find out he'd broken the law by no wearing his armband. He was a dead man" (147).
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