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13.10.10

Stories in the "Anne Frank" tradition

From LM-NET listserv:

Bob Hicks, a TL from Arkansas, recommends the following titles for teachers looking to do a unit based on coming-of-age stories in Nazi Germany/Europe and/or in the "Anne Frank" tradition.

  • "The Boy Who Dared: A Novel Based On The True Story Of A Hitler Youth" (2008) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
  • "Ashes" (2010) by Kathryn Lasky
  • "In the Mouth Of The Wolf" (1983) by Rose Zar
  • "Gates Of The Forest" (1982) by Elie Wiesel
  • "The Devil's Arithmetic" (1988) by Jane Yolen
  • "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas" (2006) by John Boyne
  • "The Traitors" (1968) by James Forman
  • "Horses Of Anger" (1967) by James Forman
  • "Clara's War: One Girl's Story Of Survival" (2009) by Clara Kramer
  • "The White Rose: Munich 1942-1943 (1970) by Inge Scholl--the White rose was a protest/resistance organization made up of young people living in Nazi Germany. The most famous are the brother/sister Hans & Sophie Scholl.
  • "Sophie Scholl & The White Rose" (1986, 2006) by Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn
  • "Hans And Sophie Scholl: German Resisters Of The White Rose" (2001) by Toby Axelrod
  • "The book Thief" (2006) by Markus Zuzak
  • "Sarah's Key" (2008) by Tatiana de Rosnay
  • "The Wave" (1981) by Todd Stresser
  • "We Are Witnesses" (1995) by Jacob Boas
  • "Alicia: My Story" (1988) by Alicia Appleman-Jurman
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