Dual-timeline YA story of a college student uncovering her grandfather’s Holocaust past and a queer Jewish woman in Rome’s WWII resistance.
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Dual-timeline YA story of a college student uncovering her grandfather’s Holocaust past and a queer Jewish woman in Rome’s WWII resistance.
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*Winner of the 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor in the Young Adult category! 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 grandfather’s 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 tale―where heartbreak, hope, and findi...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Dual romances with kissing and emotional intimacy; sapphic and bi relationships
Violence & gore
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Nazi occupation peril, resistance danger, Holocaust persecution; not highly graphic
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Bruna’s queer romance with Elsa is central; Lilah is openly bisexual
Religious content
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Jewish identity, Rome’s Jewish quarter life, and Holocaust-era faith themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Nazi occupation, Jewish resistance, freedom and allyship themes are central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Holocaust persecution, family deportation to camps, survivor’s guilt, wartime cruelty
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