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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A heartfelt tale about dysfunctional family dynamics, the ghosts of war and what brings us back together. Malka, the black sheep of her family, learns that her relatives are making a decades-in-the-planning pilgrimage to their grandfather's pre-Holocaust home in Poland...and she wasn't invited. After guilt-tripping herself a ticket as the self-appointed "Keeper of the Family Archives," it becomes clear that everyone's brought more baggage than just...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner
National Jewish Book Award finalist
Neal Shusterman, Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner
National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman and acclaimed illustrator Andrés Vera Martínez present a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through surreal visions and a textured canvas of heroism and hope.
Courage to Dream plunges readers into the Holocaust - one
...Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 800L
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation;...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 800L
Language
English
Description
"The only graphic biography of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation and that uses text from the diary--it will introduce a new generation of young readers to this classic of Holocaust literature. This adaptation of AnneFrank's Diary of a Young Girl into a graphic version for a young readership, maintains the integrity and power of the original work. With stunning, expressive illustrations and ample direct quotation...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrantâs efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they are incarcerated during World War II
Marco Calvo always knew his grandfather, affectionately called Papoo, was a good man. After all, he was named for him. A first-generation Jewish immigrant, Papoo was hardworking, smart, and caring. When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expected the funeral to be simple....
Marco Calvo always knew his grandfather, affectionately called Papoo, was a good man. After all, he was named for him. A first-generation Jewish immigrant, Papoo was hardworking, smart, and caring. When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expected the funeral to be simple....
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Over the course of one day, traces the loss of the author's Zionist faith against a backdrop of Jewish history, recounting how his growing disaffection with the modern state of Israel was shaped by the mythologies and realities of the Jewish homeland.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"One of a group of women working as welders in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Rose Arensberg has fallen in love with a disabled veteran while awaiting the return of her husband, Sam, a soldier in the American army serving in Europe. As we follow the bittersweet, heartbreaking stories of Rose and her fellow Rosie-the-Riveters, we're immersed in the day-to-day challenges of life on the home front as seen through the eyes of these resilient women, as well as...
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