The librarian of Auschwitz. [large print]
The librarian of Auschwitz. [large print]
By
:
Iturbe, Antonio, 1967-
Publication Date
:
2012
Subject Term
:
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Fiction.
Concentration camps -- Fiction.
Jews -- Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Librarians -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Geographic Term
:
Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1938-1945 -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
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 TerezÔin 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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781627796187
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | YA Fic LP | YA Fiction Large Print | FIC ITU | Checked In |