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Lilly Renee fought Nazi’s with her pen

Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivors to Comic Book Pioneer by Trina Robbins

October 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while ago, I think I saw this book on a list of World War two books. Or maybe it was books about women. At the time it did not seem interesting to me, so I quickly forgot it. Later I came across from it and for some reason was compelled to do an interlibrary loan request for it. I know I was not sure what it was about (okay, so the title should have given me a clue, but even then, nope. Nothing. I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Anne Timmons, Comics, England, Holocaust (1939-1945), Jewish history, Lily Rene Wilhelm, Mo Oh, new york, Trina Robbins, Vienna, War comics, Women's History, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:521 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Anne Timmons, Comics, England, Holocaust (1939-1945), Jewish history, Lily Rene Wilhelm, Mo Oh, new york, Trina Robbins, Vienna, War comics, Women's History, World War II ·
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