The Book Thief
by Marcus Zusak
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
The Boy in the Striped Pijamas
by John Boyne
This work was set in Berlin, 1942. When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But, Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than what meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences
This work was set in Berlin, 1942. When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But, Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than what meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences
Symphony for the City of the Dead
by M. T. Anderson
This 2016 well-recognized and researched piece of Young Adult non-fiction takes place in Leningrad, as Hitler's army besieged the city between 1943 and 1944. It formally tells the story of composer, Dmitri Shostakovich's symphony and it's travels throughout the world, as a spirit-raising piece of music and eulogy to the lost.
This 2016 well-recognized and researched piece of Young Adult non-fiction takes place in Leningrad, as Hitler's army besieged the city between 1943 and 1944. It formally tells the story of composer, Dmitri Shostakovich's symphony and it's travels throughout the world, as a spirit-raising piece of music and eulogy to the lost.
The Other Wes Moore, One Name Two Fates
by Wes Moore
Wes Moore told his story of growing up in Baltimore with a single mother that fought to give him every chance to succeed, despite the odds. He served in the United States army and earned the honor of Rhodes Scholar. Then, he learned that near the very neighborhood he grew up, another man by the name of Wes Moore took a completely different path as a convicted murderer. How is it that two men with the same name and similar backgrounds can lead such incredibly different lives?
Wes Moore told his story of growing up in Baltimore with a single mother that fought to give him every chance to succeed, despite the odds. He served in the United States army and earned the honor of Rhodes Scholar. Then, he learned that near the very neighborhood he grew up, another man by the name of Wes Moore took a completely different path as a convicted murderer. How is it that two men with the same name and similar backgrounds can lead such incredibly different lives?