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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
 "A lovely book about generosity and compassion. One Thousand Tracings shows the best side of human nature rising to the fore with quiet gentleness and a timeless message." -Karen Hesse, Newbery Award-winning author of Out of the Dust "A mother and daughter's homegrown relief effort, which spanned a year and a half and aided numerous German families after World War II, is the subject of Judge's debut picture book. Judge's lyrical prose tells the true and poignant story of her grandmother and mother's endeavor to find shoes, clothing and foodstuffs for hundreds of Germans devastated by the war. ...Softly rendered watercolor bleeds portray the quiet emotions of mother and daughter, often in close-ups, as they match donated shoes to the tracings or call upon neighbors to help. Photographs of some of the actual tracings and of several families who were helped are included in endpaper collages. The book is a powerful testament to one family's ability to affect the lives of hundreds. A concluding author's note describes the lasting friendships this goodwill effort fostered." - Publisher's Weekly, STARRED REVIEW June 2007     
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