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Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story 37 reviews
Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan
HarperTrophy, 1999
Nice Little Book
+ Straightforward Account
+ great Holocaust read
+ The Holocaust continues to haunt... and to teach
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Witness: Voices from the Holocaust 13 reviews
Joshua M. Greene, Shiva Kumar
Free Press, 2000
Private Horror!
+ Gripping testimonies by Holocaust survivors
+ profound, disturbing, a must read on the holocaust
+ What a great and Compelling Book!
+ This compelling book was Great!
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Anne Frank Remembered32 reviews
Miep Gies
Simon & Schuster, 1988
beautiful reflection
+ Great book
+ "Not a day goes by..."
+ A true story of courage and compassion
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The Island on Bird Street26 reviews
Uri Orlev
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1992
A must read for all boys!
+ Robinson Crusoe in the 'Warsaw Ghetto'
+ The Island on Bird Street
+ No boy is an island. Save one.
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Torn Thread41 reviews
Anne Isaacs
Blue Sky Press, 2002
Shawna
+ Highly recommended
Summary:Eva and her sister Rachel are forced to work in a textile factory at a Nazi labor camp. With friends dieing all around them, Eva must do whatever it takes to keep herself and her sick sister alive until the Soviets come to rescue them. Yet as the time slowly passes by and Rachel gets ...
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How I Live Now 92 reviews
Meg Rosoff
Wendy Lamb Books, 2006
Forever in my mind
+ The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
+ Great read...fantastic.
I picked up this book out of pure curiosity and I never imagined I'd be taken on such a beautiful ride. Daisy the main character is both relatable and at the same time completely unbelievable. But her spirit and the fight in her makes the book an amazing read. As for Edmond Daisy's cousin and ...
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Daniel's Story72 reviews
Carol Matas
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1993
Daniels Story
+ An absolutely wonderful
+ Why not us?
+ Daniel's Story
+ daniel's story
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The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)270 reviews
Jane Yolen
Puffin, 2004
Not Just another Holocaust Story
+ Excellent book.
+ Great book goes well with the DVD movie,
+ Excellent book!!!!
+ If It's Not Required Reading, It Should Be ...
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The Art of Keeping Cool (Aladdin Historical Fiction)24 reviews
Janet Taylor Lisle
Aladdin, 2002
World War II... MUST HAVE
+ the art of keeping cool
+ Wonderful read, highly recommended
+ The Art of Keeping Cool
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Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah1 review
Milton J. Nieuwsma
I Books, 2004
Previously published as "Kinderlager"
Previously published as "Kinderlager" (1998), "Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah" is the companion book for the PBS special of the same title. In 2001 "Surviving Auschwitz" was named to the Top 10 List of Holocaust Books by the Institute for Higher European Studies in The Hague. For more ...
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Run, Boy, Run (Mildred L Batchelder Honor Book (Awards))8 reviews
Uri Orlev
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2003
Run, Boy, Run
+ A Good Book but Not a Classic
+ A Good Book but Not a Classic
+ 5th Graders review
+ An exciting account...
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The Upstairs Room (Trophy Newbery)95 reviews
Johanna Reiss
HarperTrophy, 1990
A Struggle to Strive
+ The Upatairs Room
+ The Upstairs Room
I recommend this book, The Upstairs Room to anyone who likes a good book. This book takes place during the Holocaust. I think this book is the best, I have ever read. It was full of excitement, and history. It tells about a little girl and her sister who have to go into hiding with different ...
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The Man from the Other Side13 reviews
Uri Orlev
Puffin Books, 1995
REVIEW FOR THE MAN FROM THE OTHER SIDE
+ The Struggles Of A Teenage Boy During WWII
+ It is an adventure for a 14 yr old boy.
+ The Man From The Other Side!!!!!!!!
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My Bridges of Hope12 reviews
Livia Bitton-Jackson
Simon Pulse, 2002
Great sequel
+ Met my expectations
+ even better than the first!
+ A Perfect Addition To Your Holocaust Collection
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A Pocket Full of Seeds7 reviews
Marilyn Sachs
Backinprint.com, 2005
Left a lasting impression...
+ A haunting story...
+ A Pocket Full of Stars for A Pocket Full of Seeds
+ A Pocket Full of Stars for A Pocket Full of Seeds...
+ Hannah H.
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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom296 reviews
Slavomir Rawicz
The Lyons Press, 2006
great book
+ The Long Walk
+ A Mythic Tale
+ A real page turner
+ Outstanding Read!
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The Hiding Place196 reviews
Corrie Ten Boom, John Scherrill, ...
Bantam Books, 1974
An opinion on The Hiding Place
+ Re-read every so often for fresh insight, Timeless
+ The Hiding Place
I would recommend this book to everyone especially in todays' political climiate. This book is a definite keeper for the family library.
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Your Name Is Renee: Ruth Kapp Hartz's Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France9 reviews
Stacy Cretzmeyer
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
Compelling...A Story That Captivates
+ Your Name Is Renee: Ruths Story As a Hidden Child
+ High School Readingand Stacy Cretzmeyer's Class Speech
+ Your Name Is Renee-Astonishing and Satisfying
+ A CHILD'S VIEW OF THE 1940 WORLD
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The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey11 reviews
Louise Borden
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
The timely WWII rescue that saved Curious George for posterity
+ Very interesting!
+ A must-have for any curious monkey
+ The true story of FIFI
+ The Journey That Saved Curious George
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Hide and Seek19 reviews
Ida Vos
Puffin, 1995
First book I ever read in the present tense
+ Kids Review
+ Hide and Seek
+ Startling, unsettling, and realistic
+ A heart racing thriller
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