Stolen By Night, By Steve Watkins

Stolen By Night by Steve Watkins. The main character in this book is Nicollette, a 14-year-old girl who aspires to follow in her father's footsteps and become a bicycle racer. Stolen By Night is a secondary source. I know this due to the book being described as 'historical fiction' which indicates that this book is not a real story, but is based on real historical events. The author is also a man who tells me he is not Nicolette. The main topic of my book is the Nazi occupation of Paris, France, and the perplexing decisions made by Nicolette to join the resistance even while her father was working with the Nazis. The story is told from Nicollete's point of view, which has an impact on the story because it helps the readers understand the different assets of WWII and how not all stories are the same and not only Jews were affected by the Nazis.
This is important because it allows the author to include more information in his writing about the difference in France before and after the Nazis took over and how quickly the Nazis influenced France to become the country that they wanted. The setting of Paris is important because it helps the author develop the sense of change and unfamiliarity that the main character is constantly feeling throughout the book. This is because she recalls the old traditions and day-to-day life of the Paris she knew and compares it to the Paris she knows now after the Nazi occupation. I believe that life in Paris before the Nazis was much easier and less tense for French and Jewish people alike. In the book, when Nicollette lists the differences in Paris since the Nazis came, she says, "Our French flags, le tricolore, are gone. Everywhere now we see bloodred flags with black swastikas. Street signs in German. Closed to the shops and