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The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
 

Daniel's Story

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.
 

Prisoner B-3087

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz. Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.

Milkweed

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli captures the hardships and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II, through the eyes of a Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable events and circumstances.

Hidden

Hidden by Loic Dauvillier. A grandmother shares the story of her experiences in WWII with her grandchild in this graphic novel for young readers

 

The Boy With the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: a Fable by John Boyne. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Behind the Bedroom Wall

Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams. Ten-year-old Korinna must decide whether to report her parents to her Hitler Youth Group when she discovers that they are hiding Jews in a secret place behind Korinna's bedroom wall.
 

Number the Stars

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Yellow Star

 The Yellow Star: the Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy; illustrated by Henri Sorenson. This fiction picture book makes clear that the legend about the King of Denmark  wearing a Jewish star  never happened. Her focus is on the country's wise, beloved king and his support of the Jews. When the Nazis order the Jews to wear yellow stars, the king rides out on his horse wearing a star. Then the Danish people wear stars, "And once again, in the country of Denmark, there were only Danes." Henry Sorensen's pictures dramatize the confrontation between the  Nazi commander and the king, as sepia scenes show the terror that is happening in Poland and elsewhere. In contrast are depictions of the warmth and strength of the Danish people going about their business.

Briar Rose

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen. Becca's grandmother tells her that she is a princess, and after her death, Becca investigates her grandmother's mementos and discovers her harrowing teenage years, including survival in a mass grave and Nazis killing her husband.
 

The Berlin Boxing Club

The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow. In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.