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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. This title has Common Core connections. Godwin Books
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The Librarian of Auschwitz, Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Žekulin Thwaites
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- The Librarian of Auschwitz
- Subtitle
- Based on the True Story of Auschwitz Prisoner Dita Kraus
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Žekulin Thwaites
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 1250250838
- ISBN13
- 9781250250834
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Wars, World War II, Memories, Jews, Spanish Literature, Holocaust, Nazism, Based on True Events, Concentration camps, Auschwitz (Concentration Camp), Librarianship, Library science, Librarians, Fredy Hirsch, 1916-1944
- First published
- 2012
- Original title
- La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- 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. This title has Common Core connections. Godwin Books