The Librarian of Auschwitz
A Novel
Square Fish · Print & ebook · October 1, 2019
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, the award-winning The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
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- Genres
- Holocaust Stories for Teens, Jewish YA, War & Military YA
- Published
- Square Fish, October 1, 2019
- Readers
- 65,172 ratings on Goodreads
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, the award-winning The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. This edition includes a Q&A with Dita Kraus and discussion questions. As a young girl, Dita is imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz.
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Taken from her home in Prague in 1939, Dita does her best to adjust to the constant terror of her new reality. But even amidst horror, human strength and ingenuity persevere. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch entrusts Dita with eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak into the camp, She embraces the responsibility—and so becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. From one of the darkest chapters in history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.
Serious History
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- A serious, layered read
- History with discussion value
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- A classroom-friendly fit
- Material that invites book-club talk
Where it sits
| War & Military YA | 66% |
|---|---|
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 61% |
| Jewish YA | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- World War II & Holocaust
- Jewish Fiction
- Authors
- Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Thwaites, Lilit Žekulin Thwaites
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- October 1, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- World War II & Holocaust