Epic Reads: Jars, Keys and Hello Girls

Here’s some EPIC reads I’ve enjoyed this week!

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Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by: Elizabeth Baddeley. Led by Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators—called "Hello Girls" back in the US—became the first female combatants in World War I.

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Jars of Hope: How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust by: Jennifer Roy, llustrated by: Meg Owenson. Amid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero.

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The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music byDebbie Levy, illustrated by Sonja Wimmer. When Flory flees Europe during World War II to begin a new life in the United States, she carries Ladino and precious possessions with her.

What good books have you read on Epic, lateley?

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