The Librarian of Auschwitz
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Holocaust
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Antonio Iturbe
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.This title has Common Core connections.Godwin Books
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Author
Antonio Iturbe
Pages
400
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published Date
2017-10-10
ISBN
1627796193 9781627796194
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"A heartbreaking but amazing story. "
Vixen
"Beautiful. Heartbreaking. True. "
Morgan Gore
"Heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. Perfect weekend read. "
Kristian Villarreal
"Very good book detailing the life of one 14 year old girl living in Auschwitz. She suffers many losses, but does survive. There are updates on many of the real-life people and what happened to them after the war was over."
Christopher Allen
"Going into this I knew it was going to be a difficult read. We have all been taught about this war in school but reading about it in this format is a whole different world of emotions. It was truly a heartbreaking and gut wrenching story. I think they should have kids read this book while studying the subject. It's a book everyone should read. I have nothing else to say other than READ IT."
Constance Lowry
"This book was definitely a beautiful story about the Holocaust, but in all honesty I didn’t love the writing style of the author. I know it was translated to English which maybe means some of the words were translated in a way that misconstrued the true meaning, but I didn’t love the style of writing. Still a great read and INCREDIBLE story of persistence and survival. "
Lexi Szafranski
"Really good so inspiring its why I read this type of genre you will enjoy if you can get past the horrific descriptions definitely wanna read the triggers before reading I would suggest."
Ana Abreu
"Loved the descriptions of the camp and the side characters that get the spotlight to show the whole experience. The push and pull between the SS and the prisoners. The black market. The way the children think. And all from the perspective of a girl trying to make it through life and the camps. Loved it all"
Equal_Boss 11
"This book was a very heavy read. However, the characters and story was one that I think was important to learn. "
Zoe
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