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Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
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Oct 12, 2022
bookshelves: biography, bullying, communities, competition, curiosity, dealing-with-death, differences, diversity, empathy, excpressions-emotions, family, fears, figurative-language, geography, grief, health-issues, honesty, history, human-rights, immigration, memoir, mg, mid-20th-century, multi-cultural, music, non-fiction, parents, refugees, teaching-resource, theater-themes, vocabulary-development, war-consequences, women-history, ya
The fantastic actual events in the life of a remarkable Jewish woman and her sister were nearly lost to history until, in her late years, a thirteen year old granddaughter wrote to Grandma Z to ask what life was like when she was only 13.
The question, then her intense response about her life as a musical prodigy and then target of the Ukrainian "Holocaust of Bullets" when her homeland was overrun by Nazis, resulted in this detailed account of life before, during and after those years. interspersed with author Hood's compelling narrative are passages from the actual letter written by Grandma Z to her granddaughter.
There are countless stories with such rich detailmthat were not rescued in time, but this one was and we can all be grateful. it is an engaging read for young audiences, even though it spans ages and events beyond their experience and ages.
A highly recommended title, whether "studying" the Hol0caust and this overall area, or not.
The question, then her intense response about her life as a musical prodigy and then target of the Ukrainian "Holocaust of Bullets" when her homeland was overrun by Nazis, resulted in this detailed account of life before, during and after those years. interspersed with author Hood's compelling narrative are passages from the actual letter written by Grandma Z to her granddaughter.
There are countless stories with such rich detailmthat were not rescued in time, but this one was and we can all be grateful. it is an engaging read for young audiences, even though it spans ages and events beyond their experience and ages.
A highly recommended title, whether "studying" the Hol0caust and this overall area, or not.
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