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One of my favorite types of books to read are books that take place around World War II and the Holocaust. There will never be a drought of stories to tell from this horrific part of history. But I was shocked when I picked up Someone Named Eva [...]
Of all the books about the holocaust that I’ve read, I’m not sure if I’d actually recommend I Am a Star, Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher. Which to my knowledge might be the first time I’ve not raved about a book dealing with the Holocaust. I don’t want to discount Auerbacher’s story. No, [...]
I have only heard great things about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and have been wanting to read it for some time. In all honesty, I must admit that it didn’t grab me right away. It took me more than three weeks to get past [...]
Heroes by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee is the story of a Donnie who wished his father wouldn’t drive him to school each morning. It was embarrassing. The other kids who walked would turn around and stare at them. most of the time, they’d point their fingers and pretend to shoot them. They [...]
You may remember me recently blogging about how I made tomato aspic for my Children’s Literature Book Club when we read World War II themed books. Tomato aspic was eaten by the characters in the book Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman, so even though I knew it would be nasty I couldn’t help making [...]
