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The upstairs room
by Johanna Reiss
A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II
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Thanks to my mother
by Shoshanah Rabinovits
In a poignant autobiographical account, a child gratefully thanks her mother who, by the use of her wits and courage, managed to keep her alive throughout their long period of imprisonment at the Vilinius ghetto and concentration camps during World War II. Reprint.
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In defiance of Hitler : the secret mission of Varian Fry
by Carla Killough McClafferty
Traveling to France in the midst of World War II, an American journalist worked to get a select group of artists and intellectuals out of Europe and was soon involved in helping many others who came to him with pleas of their own in this moving true story enhanced with maps, illustrations, and index.
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Anne Frank : hope in the shadows of the Holocaust
by Spring Hermann
Documents the life of Anne Frank, including her childhood, time in hiding, and the time she spent in a Nazi concentration camp before her death, and the release of her diary which became world famous
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I will plant you a lilac tree : a memoir of a Schindler's list survivor
by Laura Hillman
Provides the true story of a young girl who volunteered to go to the Polish ghetto to be with the remaining members of her family, was sent to a series of concentration camps, met and fell in love with a young man in a camp, survived all the horrors of war after being placed on Schindler's List, and ended up reunited and married to the young man she had met. Reprint.
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The diary of a young girl
by Anne Frank
The autobiographical reminiscences of a young Jewish girl coming of age during World War II describes her life in hiding from the Nazis and offers a poignant study of the tragedy of the Holocaust. Reprint.
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People of the Holocaust
by Linda Schmittroth
Profiles sixty women and men who were caught up in the Holocaust, including Nazi perpetrators and their victims, world leaders and policy makers, and those who showed their humanity and courage by resiting Hitler's reign of genocidal terror
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Life in a Nazi concentration camp
by Anne Grenn Saldinger
Discusses life in a Nazi concentration camp, including typical conditions in the camps, daily life, organization and implementation, extermination through labor, and surviving against all odds
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Night
by Elie Wiesel
The narrative of a boy who lived through Auschwitz and Buchenwald provides a short and terrible indictment of modern humanity
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Smoke and ashes : the story of the Holocaust
by Barbara Rogasky
An account of the tragic fate of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust is set against a chronicle of the roots of Nazi anti-Semitism, Hitler's rise to power, World War II, and the Nazi program of extermination. Simultaneous.
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Voices of the Holocaust
by Lorie Jenkins McElroy
Presents six theme-based chapters of original documents such as speeches, letters, and book excerpts, from 1920 to approximately 1950, which examine the Holocaust
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The Holocaust
by Jeff Hill
"Provides coverage of all aspects of the Holocaust, from roots of anti-Semitism to Nazi "Final Solution" actions and policies. Features include narrative overviews of key events and trends, 100+ primary source documents, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and subject index"--Provided by publisher
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Memories of Anne Frank : reflections of a childhood friend
by Alison Leslie Gold
A touching memoir recounts the story of Hannah Goslar, a close friend of Anne Frank during her time in Amsterdam and one of the last people to see her alive after their detainment at a concentration camp. Reprint.
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Along the tracks
by Tamar Bergman
Recounts the adventures of a young Jewish boy who is driven from his home by the German invasion, becomes a refugee in the Soviet Union, is separated from his family, and undergoes many hardships before enjoying a normal home again
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The Holocaust
by R. G. Grant
Examines the early persecution of Jews in Germany, the rise to power of the Nazis, the concentration camps, and other historical events surrounding the Holocaust
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Hitler Youth : growing up in Hitler's shadow
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Through interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members as well as those who resisted the movement, explores how Hitler gained the loyalty, trust, and passion of so many of Germany's young people that by the time he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler Youth.
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The book thief
by Markus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors
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The cage
by Ruth Minsky Sender
A teenage girl recounts the suffering and persecution of her family under the Nazis, in a Polish ghetto, during deportation, and in a concentration camp
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Yellow star
by Jennifer Rozines Roy
From 1939, when Syvia is four and a half years old, to 1945 when she has just turned ten, a Jewish girl and her family struggle to survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation
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Behind the bedroom wall
by Laura E. Williams
In 1939, Korinna is a member of a Nazi youth group and believes Hitler's speeches that he is helping the world, but when Korinna discovers that her family is hiding a Jewish family behind her bedroom wall, she has to decide to whom she is truly loyal. Reprint.
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Run, boy, run : a novel
by Uri Orlev
Based on a true story, Srulik, an eight-year-old boy, escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside. An ALA Notable Book for Children. Reprint.
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Daniel half human
by David Chotjewitz
Young Daniel Kraushaar and his friends dream of joining the Hitler Youth in 1930s Germany, but when Daniel learns his mother is Jewish his connections to the Nazis will have fateful consequences. Reprint.
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The fighter
by Jean-Jacques Greif
Waiting for the day when his brothers will send for him to live in Paris, Moshe does his best to stay alive in the poor and mean streets of Warsaw, but when the Nazis take him away to Auschwitz and make him fight dying prisoners for their entertainment, Moshe's morals conflict with his want to survive.
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Number the stars
by Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis
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The boy in the striped pajamas : a fable
by John Boyne
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Reprint.
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The devil in Vienna
by Doris Orgel
Two young girls in the Vienna of 1938 enjoy a devoted friendship which is threatened when Inge's situation as a Jew becomes uncertain and Lieselotte's father becomes a fervent Nazi. An ALA Notable Book. Reissue.
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