Ursula Hegi’s Stones from the River also shows the insidious arrival of the Nazis on a small German town definitely for adults!Īnne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures… New one. A powerful read for older teens, beautifully written and moving. As war descends on their German town, Liesel’s foster father teaches her to read the books she steals, while they shelter a Jewish man in their basement. Good for readers who already have a good understanding of the history and can appreciate irony.īook Thief.Marcus Zusak. Nine-year-old Bruno’s father is the commandant at Auschwitz, but Bruno does not understand what goes on beyond the fence, where his new friend Shmuel lives. An intense, graphic, poignant memoir of Jackson’s experiences as a 13-year old girl at Auschwitz and beyond.īoy in the Striped Pajamas. I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust. Somewhat controversial because it presents the horrors of the concentration camps in a fantasy setting, but this is what makes it more approachable for middle schoolers. Twelve-year-old Hannah is embarrassed by her older relatives and bored at Passover seder, but gains perspective when she is magically transported back to Poland in the 1940s. Here are just a few highlights of the amazing literature out there:
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