Meg Wiviott
1) Paper hearts
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An act of defiance. A statement of hope. A crime punishable by death. Making a birthday card in Auschwitz was all of those things. But that is what Zlatka did in 1944 for her best friend, Fania. She stole and bartered for paper and scissors, secretly creating an origami heart. Then she passed it to every girl at the work tables to sign with their hopes and wishes for happiness, for love, and most of all, for freedom. Fania knew what that heart meant,...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1938 Berlin, Germany, a cat sees Rosenstrasse change from a peaceful neighborhood of Jews and Gentiles to an unfriendly place where, one November night, men in brown shirts destroy Jewish-owned businesses and arrest or kill Jewish people. Includes facts about Kristallnacht and a list of related books and web resources.