Thank you all for your wonderful suggestion. Shanah tova.
Wendie Sittenfield On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 2:21 AM LOIS RUBY via Hasafran <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, all, and g'mar chatimah tovim, > I've poured over the lists of Holocaust books suitable for grades 6 and 7 > that have been sent around recently and am disappointed to see that my book > is not on the list. SHANGHAI SHADOWS offers a unique perspective as it's a > novel about a family uprooted from their Austrian home and propelled across > the world to China. The main character, Ilse, is a spunky girl who ages > from 9 to 15 through the war. She makes the most of life in a grim Shanghai > ghetto by going underground as a spy. So, it's a family story, a spy story, > even a heart-tugging romance, and it's available in hardcover, paperback, > and ebook. Please add it to your lists! > Thanks, > *L**OIS RUBY* > www.loisruby.com > Author of ... > *The Red Menace * (Lerner, February 2020) > *The Secret Grave * > > *The Doll Graveyard (Oklahoma Sequoyah winner!)Steal Away Home * > *, Shanghai Shadows,The Stowaway Kid** ... and more* > > On 09/21/2020 12:49 PM Petite Safranit via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I used to read when Hitler stole pink rabbit or The upstairs room to my > middle schoolers. Good intros > Ilene > > > > > On 9/21/20 10:46 AM, Sonia Kozlovsky via Hasafran wrote: > > Hi, Shanah Tovah to everyone! > > This list is extensive. I would just caution that if it's the grades first > exposure to the Shoah, care should be taken about which book to read. As > mentioned there are so many choices, some better than others as > read-alouds. > > *Daniel's Story, *by Carol Matas*,(* Daniel, whose family suffers as the > Nazis rise to power in Germany, describes his imprisonment in a > concentration camp and his eventual liberation) is quite stirring. > There is an exhibit in the United States Holocuast Memorial Museum in > Washington from this book. > > I would like to add books by Kathy Kacer to this list. She is a Canadian > author who has written a number of quality historic fiction and nonfiction > books about different experiences during the Shoah, such as: > *Gabi's Dresser* ( Gabi's world is turned upside down when the Nazis > invade her country of Czechoslovakia. Inspired by the experiences of the > author's mother), > *The Underground Reporters (*The true story of the response of a group > of Jewish children and young adults in a small town in Czechoslovakia > during World War II -- their refusal to be silenced and deprived of a > chance for self-expression) > *Saving Edith *( he true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who > was forced into hiding during World War II.) > > Be well, > Sonia > > > Sonia Kozlovsky > Librarian > Krieger Schechter Day School > Chizuk Amuno Congregation > 8100 Stevenson Road > Baltimore, Maryland 21208 > 410-486-8640 > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 3:54 PM Jeff Corbett via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Shana Tova too! > > May I refer you to an excellent New Yorker magazine article on this topic? > https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/how-should-childrens-books-deal-with-the-holocaust > > It just depends on what kind of Holocaust book for youth you are looking > for. H ere is the list that I am presently working my way through: > > 1947 - The Diary of Anne Frank. First published in the Dutch language in > 1947. Nonfiction. Appeared in English in 1952. Subject is hiding. Book does > not cover author's time in concentration camp and death. > 1970 - The Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square - Ziemian > 1970 - Journey to America (and further two others in series) - Levitin > [Similar to Kerr's books]. Subject deals with escape. > 1971 - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (and further two others in series) - > Kerr [Similar to Levitin's books]. Subject deals with escape. > 1971 - Friedrich - Richter. Originally published in German in 1961. > Narrator is a Gentile German boy. Jewish protagonist dies at the end. Deals > with living in Germany under increasing restrictions. > 1971 - Code: Polonaise - Wuorio > 1972 - I am Rosemarie - Moskin > 1972 - The Upstairs Room - Reiss > 1973 - To Fight In Silence - Wuorio > 1973 - A Pocket full of Seeds - Sachs > 1973 - Uncle Misha's Partisans - Suhl > 1974 - Bright Candles - Benchley > 1975 - On the Other Side of the Gate - Suhl > 1976 - Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust - Meltzer > 1988 - Devil's Arithmetic - Yolen - Deals with concentration camps and > extermination. > 1989 - Number the Stars - Lowry > 1992 - Briar Rose - Yolen > 1996 - Behind the Bedroom Wall - Williams > 1999 - Otto - Ungerer > 2006 - Boy in the Stripped Pajamas - Boyne > 2007 - The Book Thief - Zasuk > 2015 - Stone Angel - Yolen > 2016 - Girl in the Blue Coat - Hess > 2018 - Mapping the Bones - Yolen > > I just started working through this list, so I'll share with you my > impressions, limited as they may be. You probably already know "The Diary > of Anne Frank" (1947 - Frank). I had some difficulty finding a copy of > "Cigarette Sellers" (1970 - Ziemain), so I skipped that one for a while. A > copy just landed in my lap, so I'm making it my next read. The next two, > "Journey to America" (1970 - Levitin) and "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" > (1971 - Kerr) are similar in nature. They both deal with the topic of > escape/refugees, (a topic that is à propos these days,) and each has two > follow-up books. If you are looking to get books into students' hands, > either might be good since there are "Read Alikes" available, in that if > they liked the characters, there are two more in each series. If they liked > the setting and action, there is the other author's one to read. I recently > finished "Friedrich" (1971 - Richter). This one took me by surprise because > it's unlike the others that I have read so far, namely the story is being > told from a Gentile German's eyes, (and not in the eyes of the Jewish > victims,) and that the death of the Jewish protagonist happens "on screen." > It must have been very daring back when it was first published. I wonder if > this book would be better if the class is primarily non-Jewish. Perhaps > reading a Holocaust book from the Jewish perspective would give them a > certain "detachment" as if it's just another point in history to have to > study. However, by reading a book in the eyes of someone like them > (non-Jew,) it may prompt deeper questions such as "Would I have > participated if I were I living then?" I also read "Devil's Arithmetic" > (1988 - Yolen) and "Number the Stars" (1989 - Lowry) when they came out > because I was a YA then. Yolen's might appeal to the "science-fictiony" > reader in the way she "transports" the modern reader to the time of the > Holocaust, instead of simply placing the story wholly in that era. I am > looking forward to rereading them. I saw the movie Boy in the Striped > Pajamas (2006) when it came out, and will look forward to actually reading > the book. It should be noted that the book is criticized in some circles > for being factually incorrect - > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas . Also, the > author is not Jewish - > https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/03/john-boyne-novelist-catholic-church-abuse-priesthood-boy-in-striped-pyjamas > . > This fact may/may not matter to you. However, there is the issue of > "cultural approbation" which has been a hot issue in our profession > (librarianship) of late (see discussion on the recent (non-Holocaust) > bestseller "American Dirt.") It might be, depending on your audience and > the lesson, a topic worthy of discussion that you actually * want *to > wade into anyway! > > May I also suggest signing up for this free virtual conference on this > topic? > https://www.lvhresourcecenter.com/virtual-conference-on-childrens-and-young-adults-holocaust-literature/ > > Good luck! > > Jeff Corbett > __________ > Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:26:50 -0400 > From: Wendie Sittenfield <[email protected]> > To: ha-Safran <[email protected]> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Seeking Holocaust book for grades 6-7 as a class > read > Message-ID: > < > cakdpfshfhmpalxtrq656ieo9sfwsv_e0akmsawnneft0yc8...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Safranim, > > Please send me your suggestions for a really engaging book for a middle > school class to read prior to starting a Holocaust elective. > > Many thanks in advance. > > Shana tova. > > Wendie Sittenfield > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:[email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current:http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier > Listserver:http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing > [email protected]https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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