Category Archives: Holocaust

Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust (Young Readers Edition) by Hedi Fried, illustrated by Laila Ekboir

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust (Young Readers Edition) by Hedi Fried, illustrated by Laila Ekboir. Scribble, 2023. 978-1957363233 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  Format:  ARC copy paperback, publishing in hardcover.  What did you … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield

Posted on March 28, 2023 by susanh579

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story Retold for Young Readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield

Posted on February 1, 2023 by kyurenka

            The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023.  9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber

Posted on January 18, 2023 by kyurenka

The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber. Red Deer Press, 2022. 9780889956636 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In 1938 Germany two girls, Edie … Continue reading →

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Alte Zachen/Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Benjamin Phillips

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Alte Zachen/Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Benjamin Phillips. Cicada Books Ltd, 2022. 9781800660229 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Benji … Continue reading →

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The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab

Posted on May 24, 2022 by susanh579

The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab. William Morrow, 2021. 9780063141933 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 3.5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? The year is 1945 and Maria has … Continue reading →

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Linked by Gordon Korman

Posted on September 11, 2021 by susanh579

Linked by Gordon Korman. Scholastic Press, 2021. 9781338629118 Format: Uncorrected proof Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Chokecherry, Colorado is a pretty quiet place.  As … Continue reading →

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When the World Was Ours – by Liz Kessler

Posted on July 21, 2021 by susanh579

When the World was Ours by Liz Kessler. Aladdin, 2021. 9781534499652 Rating 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review): 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Leo, Max and Elsa are best friends … Continue reading →

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Catherine’s War – Julia Billet; illustrated by Claire Fauvel

Posted on May 12, 2021 by kyurenka

    Catherine’s War – Julia Billet; illustrated by Claire Fauvel. Harper Alley, 2020. 9780062915603 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: historical fiction, graphic novel  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance – written by Deborah Hopkinson

Posted on April 4, 2021 by kyurenka

 We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance – written by Deborah Hopkinson, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 9781338255775, 2021 Format: ARC (Hardcover available) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  What … Continue reading →

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