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It is a truth universally acknowledged that Georgiana Darcy should have been expelled after The Incident with Wickham Foster last year—at least if you ask any of her Pemberley Academy classmates. She may have escaped expulsion because of her family name, but she didn’t escape the disappointment of her big brother Fitz, the scorn of the entire school, or, it turns out, Wickham’s influence.

It was 1939 and Hitler's troops were advancing into Poland. At 10 years old, Pearl's world and her family's lives were turned upside down. Hidden Pearl is an unforgettable story, vividly capturing young Pearl's ordeal during the Holocaust. This is a story about courage, hope, and the resilience of a young girl and her family during a devastating time in our history.

Only a decade has passed since their ordeal in the Holocaust. They came home to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, only to find themselves again placed in harm's way. What if the choices were to live in a country that offered your family a future without freedom or risk everything and everyone in search of a better life? Which would you choose? An uplifting, unforgettable story of courage, bravery, and the power of human kindness. 

 Viveca North has always done her best to be perfect. She runs three miles every morning before arriving early to school where she volunteers as a peer tutor. After school, she prioritizes studying. On weekend mornings, she reads classic literature and the newspaper — a habit she developed to help prep for the SATs and then never dropped.