by Hiba Noor Khan
 
 Winner of the: Indie Book Award / Children’s Fiction 2024; Jhalak Prize / Children's & YA 2024; Junior Book Award for Older Fiction 2024
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase and Carnegie Medal 2024  
 
“For whoever saves a single life, it is as if they have saved all of humanity”.
 
War has swept in to the streets of Paris, threatening to tear apart a united Jewish, Muslim and Christian community. Safiyyah feels hopeless in the face of creeping restrictions on her Jewish friends. But then, she starts to suspect that something is afoot in her local mosque- a rebellion is building. Could she play a part? 
 
Inspired by the incredible resistance work of Algerian Arab Muslims based at the Grand Mosque of Paris which, during World War II, transported hundreds of Jewish Parisians to safety via forged documents and a complex underground system of tunnels. Includes characters inspired by real life historical figures such as Sidi Abdel-Qadir Ben Ghabrit and Noor Inayat Khan.
 
Spotlights and elevates a pocket of resistance which has gone scandalously under the radar.  Age 9-12, Paperback 322pp