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Personal Response: The book We Fought Back by Allan Zullo was a very interesting book. The book was a non-fiction and different stories from different teenagers in every chapter. They explained what their experiences were during World War II. I enjoyed reading this book and I hope to find a second book similar to this one.

Plot: The book had many plots because every chapter was the story of a different persons resistance to the Nazi's. Paul Stassman was a 15 year old merchant who was shipped off to the Ghetto. After he escaped, he joined the resistance and blew up a train. Frank Blaichman lived in a four bedroom apartment with his parents and six siblings. He was the only one to try to escape into the mountains. Chonon Bedzowski fled his

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