The librarian of Auschwitz /
by Iturbe, Antonio [author.]; Thwaites, Lilit Zekulin.
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BookPublisher: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2017.Edition: First American edition.Description: 423 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1627796185 :.Subject(s): Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Juvenile fiction | Concentration camps -- Juvenile fiction | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Juvenile fictionSummary: Publisher Annotation: 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 Terezin 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. 432pp.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 424).
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine), December 01, 2017
Booklist, September 01, 2017
Kirkus Reviews, September 01, 2017
Publishers Weekly, August 28, 2017
Publisher Annotation: 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 Terezin 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. 432pp.
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