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Published
Jan 17, 2023
Publisher
Versify/HarperCollins
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

One Last Shot: The Story of Wartime Photographer Gerda Taro

Kip Wilson

A fictionalized life of Gerda Taro, a young Jewish photojournalist in 1930s Europe determined to expose the truth of war.

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Themes

War & conflictMusic & artReal lives & history

Mood

Feels adventurous, inspiring.

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