Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
YA Fiction

Rose Justice is an Air Transport Auxiliary pilot, ferrying airplanes for the war effort, when she flies off course and her plane is forced down by German pilots. Stripped of clothing, head shaved, she is misidentified as a French national and sent to Ravensbrück, the women’s concentration camp. Rose becomes part of a camp “family” in order to survive physically and emotionally. Rose tells stories and writes poetry for her camp family, commits quiet acts of defiance, and keeps hope in her heart. One of her family members is a “Rabbit,” one of 74 Polish girls who were victims of cruel Nazi medical experiments. Soon, Rose’s goal is not only to survive, but also to spread the word to the world of the Rabbits’ suffering. A heartbreaking yet uplifting story of personal resilience, friendship and hope.