13 Secrets is a biographical-documentary graphic novel, based on the fascinating story of the brothers Nico and Rolf Kamp, who hid during the war in 13 different hiding places.
The book is based on conversations I had with the brothers Nico and Rolf Kamp in Amsterdam, December 2020.

The story appears in the book BUT I LIVE with additional survivor stories by the artist Barbara Yellin and Miriam Libitsky,
Editor: Charlotte Schallié

The book was created as part of the international project “Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives” at the University of Victoria in Canada and was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

The book published in 2022 by
New Jewish Press (University of Toronto), English.
and C.H. Beck, German.

Awards and Honours for “But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust”

• Winner | 2023 Western Canada Jewish Book Award in the Kahn Family Foundation Prize for Holocaust category
• Winner | 2023 PROSE Award for Biography/Autobiography. Awarded by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)
• Winner | 2023 PROSE Award for Nonfiction Graphic Novels. Awarded by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)
• Winner | 2022 LUCHS-Preis (Luchs-Prize) for young adult literature in the month of November. Awarded by Radio Bremen and Die Zeit
• Winner | 2022 Canadian Jewish Literary Award | Category: Biography/Memoir
• Nominee | 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards | Shortlisted for Best Reality-Based Work
• Honourable Mention | 2022 INDIES Book of the Year Awards | Category: Graphic Novels and Comics
• Finalist | 2023 Excellence in Graphic Literature Finalist | Young Adult Award Finalist (Non-Fiction)
• Nominee | 2023 | Vine Award for Jewish Literature | Young Adult/Children’s Category
• Nominee | 2023 | JewCie Award for Diverse Representation | Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) convention; Center for Jewish History in New York City