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Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors 11 reviews
Helen Epstein
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988
Bravo for Helen Epstein
+ Outstanding
+ The second generation ogf surviv
+ Sensitive and powerful
+ Hits Home
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the nine planets
franklyn m. branley, 1968
Hardbound, mylar dust cover
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Bitter Freedom: Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor22 reviews
Jafa Wallach
Hermitage Publishers, 2006
Surely to be an Oprah Best seller
+ Moving
+ Bitter Freedom
+ A Definite Must Read!!!
+ Hail The Human Spirit
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Echoes from the Holocaust: A Memoir3 reviews
Mira Ryczke Kimmelman
University of Tennessee Press, 1997
A "Must Read" Book
+ more than just a survivor
+ Unbelievable horror!
Echoes from the Holocaust by Mira Ryczke Kimmelman is a riveting memoir that recounts her life as a child in Danzig to her life in the United States after World War II. Mira describes how the innocence, effulgence, and peace of her youth are shattered once the Nazi troops force her family to leave ...
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The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank: A Novel 22 reviews
Ellen Feldman
W. W. Norton, 2006
What if Peter had Survived?
+ excellent alternate history
+ Great Book!
+ Survivor guilt
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Holocaust2 reviews
Angela Gluck Wood
DK CHILDREN, 2007
Holocaust
+ Well Done
Really great book for teaching the Holocaust. I bought this book to add to my Holocaust unit that I teach inthe Spring. It has great information, written so intermediate kids can understand. The pictures are also great.
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Head of the Line: A Holocaust Survivor's Memoir 5 reviews
Michael Jackson
Moriah Offset Corp, 2000
A Miraculous Story of Survival
+ Head of the Line
+ Well Told
+ A Miraculous Story of Survival
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All But My Life96 reviews
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Hill and Wang, 1995
Survial of the Human Spirit~A deeply moving story.
+ an incredible book
+ Page Turner
+ Powerful
+ Holding on for just one more day...
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Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust11 reviews
Allan Zullo, Mara Bovsun
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005
suvivors
+ Great Book!
+ A Good Pick for Sixth Grade
an excellent collection of true stories of children of the holocaust. each story captivates your heart and keeps you reading to end. It will inspire you to do more to keep horrific things like the Holocaust from ever happening again.
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Rutka's Notebook: A Voice from the Holocaust10 reviews
Editors of Time Magazine, Yad Vashem
Time / Yad Vashem, 2008
Rutka (Ruth) Laskier: "The Polish Anne Frank" in Historical Context
+ Glad this was published
+ Rutka's notebook is...
+ Rutke's notebook
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Lala's Story: A Memoir of the Holocaust (Jewish Lives-Memoir)4 reviews
Lala Fishman, Steven Weingartner
Northwestern University Press, 1998
Just won the Carl Sandberg award in Chicago @ Washington Lib
+ Rich Detail and Vivid Recollections of a Monstrous Time
+ Great reading--very exciting
+ Received the Carl Sandberg Award in Chicago.
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Diary of Anne Frank18 reviews
Frances Goodrich
Harcourt, 1993
Diary of Anne Frank
+ Should be read!
+ Anne Frank: An INTERESTING Person
+ The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition is the best!
+ I love Anne Frank!
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A Daughter's Gift of Love3 reviews
Jeffrey M Green
Jewish Publications Society, 1992
A Unique Mother-Daughter relationship.
+ A Daughter's Gift of Love, a survival story.
+ A Unique Mother-Daughter relationship.
As a daughter of Holocaust survivors, i was touched so deeply by Ms. Birger's account of her years of chaos and persecution during those treacherous years. As a young girl in WWII, Trudi Birger could be compared to Anne Frank, in terms of her resourcefulness and wit in the face of danger and ...
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Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank. Erläuterungen und Materialien. (Lernmaterialien)
Anne Frank
Bange, 2002
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When is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto2 reviews
Elaine Scott
Clarion Books, 2007
Out of this World!
Elaine Scott is one of the best non-fiction writer's writing for kids today. She's a great storyteller, but her stories are true. This is the first post-Pluto demotion book to truly explain what happened to poor Pluto. But beyond that, Scott explains how scientists decide which of the celestial ...
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The Diary of Anne Frank 12 reviews
Wendy Ann Kesselman, Albert Hackett
Dramatists Play Service, 1998
Amazing Book
+ A Note to Those Who Ordered the Play in Error
Online Reader-
After having just read this book for an English assiment I have only just now realized how much a War can do to someone.
I admit to crying throughout the book, and while reading I was heartbroken to hear of all of the misfortune that befell these inocent people. And to think that ...
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The Holocaust Kingdom: A Memoir3 reviews
Alexander Donat
Holocaust Pubns, 2000
A Tragic Story
+ The Warsaw Ghetto and Uprising, Clarification of Oft-Quoted Polish Remarks, etc.
+ The Holocaust Kingdom
I have read dozens of holocaust books over the years, mostly non-fiction accounts. I must say this book, more than most, really brought home to me what it must have been like to endure the horror of living in the Warsaw Ghetto. Some of the scenes Donat describes, I literally had to put the book ...
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Bitter Freedom: Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor22 reviews
Jafa Wallach
Hermitage Publishers, 2006
Surely to be an Oprah Best seller
+ Moving
+ Bitter Freedom
+ A Definite Must Read!!!
+ Hail The Human Spirit
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Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank. Erläuterungen und Materialien. (Lernmaterialien)
Anne Frank
Bange, 2002
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When is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto2 reviews
Elaine Scott
Clarion Books, 2007
Out of this World!
Elaine Scott is one of the best non-fiction writer's writing for kids today. She's a great storyteller, but her stories are true. This is the first post-Pluto demotion book to truly explain what happened to poor Pluto. But beyond that, Scott explains how scientists decide which of the celestial ...
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