She will do anything to bring her family back together.
Berlin, 1939. When her beloved hometown of Berlin falls under Nazi rule, 14-year-old Ruth takes her younger sisters by the hand and boards a train bound for Belgium. Courageous and resourceful, she vows to do all she can to keep the three of them safe and together.
But as the war progresses swiftly through Europe, even Belgium becomes perilous for the three Jewish girls. Forced to separate from her sisters, Ruth's path takes her to France, directly into the ranks of the underground resistance, where she is determined to take her fate back into her own hands.
Armed with a new identity and a burning desire to fight back against the forces that tore her family apart, Ruth becomes Rene - a new name to go with her newfound calling. But even as she risks constant capture while smuggling children over the border to the safety of their families' arms, the promise of ever being reunited with her own sisters seems to slip further and further away.
Resistance Girl Rene is an unbelievable true story of courage and survival during World War II - and of a young girl's determination to fight for good in the face of pure evil.
Previously published as A Girl Called Rene.