The constant switching between characters and lifetimes of Julia Jarmond, American journalist in 2002 Paris, and Sarah, a ten-year-old Jewish girl arrested by French police in 1942 Paris, alternates in each chapter throughout “Sarah’s Key,” by Tatiana De Rosnay. The alternation between the settings and story of each character creates suspense and engages the reader by prolonging the climax in a compelling fashion. After Sarah and her accomplice Rachel escape the concentration camp in which they had been imprisoned, they search for a sanctuary. After eluding German soldiers and being turned away by multiple families, the two girls plagued by fatigue, weariness, and hunger find a dog house containing clean water. Controlled by their extreme exhaustion,
