Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this graphic novel tells the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.| ISBN: | 9781250842992 |
| Publication date: | 3rd January 2023 |
| Author: | Antonio Iturbe |
| Illustrator: | Loreto Aroca |
| Publisher: | Godwin Books an imprint of Henry Holt & Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this graphic novel tells the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.The Librarian of Auschwitz features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Audiobooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Librarian of Auschwitz is available in Hardback, Paperback, Audiobook
The Librarian of Auschwitz was written by Antonio Iturbe and published by Godwin Books an imprint of Henry Holt & Company
The Librarian of Auschwitz has 144 pages
