Between 1943 and 1944, nearly 50,000 Bulgarian Jews were rescued from the Holocaust, including thousands who had already been rounded up and put on trains bound for death camps in Poland.
Acts of Resistance will have you on the edge of your seat as Misho, Peter, and Lily face and overcome extremely perilous situations, ultimately triumphing as they each help to lead the people of Bulgaria to rise up against the Nazis and save their nearly 50,000-strong Jewish population from extinction..
As the characters\' lives become more endangered and their unsung roles in saving Jewish citizens are revealed, the reader is treated to a tension-filled adventure surrounding one of the greatest unknown Acts of heroism associated with the Holocaust.
When she witnesses the evil results of her desk job, Lily becomes a spy who leaks information to Jewish community leaders in order to prevent further atrocities.
Lily, 19, works for the collaborationist government office in charge of evicting and deporting Jews to concentration camps.
Peter, 17, is determined to save his Jewish neighbors by confronting parliament members in the capital, then taking up arms to fight with a partisan rebel communist group.
Misho, an 18-year-old Jewish boy, is a prominent archbishop\'s driver, hiding his identity while helping his boss directly challenge the Bulgarian government\'s pro-Nazi policies.
In Carrillo\'s powerful account, he skillfully weaves together a thrilling tale told by three alternating teenage narrators: Misho, Peter, and Lily.
Dominic Carrillo\'s suspenseful Novel Acts of Resistance is based on the true story of this incredibly heroic effort by the citizens of Bulgaria.
Between 1943 and 1944, nearly 50,000 Bulgarian Jews were rescued from the Holocaust, including thousands who had already been rounded up and put on trains bound for death camps in Poland
