The Rebel Girls of Rome

Part historical mystery, part sweeping romance, The Rebel Girls of Rome brings the stories of two young women to brilliant life: Lilah, a college student looking to understand her grandfathers mysterious past, and Bruna, a queer Jewish woman who joins the resistance during World War II. From Jordyn Taylor, author of The Paper Girl of Paris, this dual-contemporary and historical talewhere heartbreak, hope, and finding light in times of darkness are inevitably intertwinedis perfect for readers of Ruta Sepetys and Monica Hesse. Now: Grieving the loss of her mother, college student Lilah is hoping to reconnect with a grandfather who refuses to talk about his past. Then she receives a mysterious letter from a fellow student, Tommaso, claiming hes found a lost family heirloom, and her world is upended. Soon Lilah finds herself in Rome, trying to unlock her grandfathers history as a Holocaust survivor once and for all. But as she and Tommaso get closer to the truthand their relationship begins to deepen into something sweeterLilah realizes that some secrets may be too painful to unbury Then: Its 1943, and nineteen-year-old Bruna and her family are doing their best to survive in Romes Jewish quarter under Nazi occupation. Until the dreaded knock comes early one morning, and Bruna is irrevocably separated from the rest of her family. Overcome with guilt at escaping her familys fate in the camps, she joins the underground rebellion. When her missions bring her back to her childhood crush, Elsa, Bruna must decide how much shes willing to riskwhen fully embracing herself is her greatest act of resistance.