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 One Yellow Daffodil
Adler, David A. J ADL
During Hanukkah two children help a Holocaust survivor to once again embrace his religious traditions.
Star of Fear, Star of Hope
Hoestlandt, Jo J E HOL
Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the
disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris.
The Butterfly
Polacco, Patricia J E POL
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's
mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
The Night Crossing
Ackerman, Karen J ACK
In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.
The Grey Striped Shirt
Jules, Jacqueline J JUL
When Frannie finds a grey striped shirt in the closet, she asks questions which lead her grandparents to tell her about their experience of the Holocaust.
Sheltering Rebecca
Baylis-White, Mary J BAY
In the days before the Second World War, twelve-year-old Sally becomes friends with Rebecca, a young Jewish refugee from Germany.
The Boy from Over There
Bergman, Tamar J BER
Avramik, a young Holocaust survivor, has difficulties adjusting to life on a kibbutz in the days before the first Arab-Israeli War.
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping
Denenberg, Barry J DEA DEN
During the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Austria, twelve-year-old Julie escapes to America to live with her relatives in New York City. (Part of the "Dear America" series)
Children of Bach
Dillon, Eilis J DIL
A Hungarian-Jewish family of talented musicians escapes Nazi persecution during World War II.
Jacob's Rescue
Drucker, Malka J DRU
In answer to his daughter's questions, a man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Based on a true story.
The Broken Mirror: a Novella
Douglas, Kirk J DOU
After the Nazis destroy his family, twelve-year-old Moishe gives up his Jewish faith, calls himself Danny, and is taken to New York where he tries to make the best of his life in a Catholic orphanage.
Good Night, Maman
Mazer, Norma Fox J MAZ
After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-tom Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother Marc find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswego, New York.
The Island on Bird Street
Orlev, Uri J ORL
During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto. He must learn all the tricks of survival under continuous life-threatening conditions.
Escape to the Forest
Radin, Ruth Y J RAD
A young Jewish girl living with her family in the town of Lida at the beginning of World War II recalls her life. She tells of the horrors of living under first the Russians then the
Nazis, before fleeing to join Tuvia Bielski, a partisan who tried to save as many Jews as possible. Based on a true story.
Anna Is Still Here
Vos, Ida J VOS
Thirteen-year-old Anna, who was a "hidden child" in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II, gradually learns to deal with the realities of being a survivor.
Hide and Seek
Vos, Ida J VOS
A young Jewish girl living in Holland tells of her experiences during the Nazi occupation, her years in hiding, and the after shock when the war finally ends.
The Key Is Lost
Vos, Ida J VOS
When the Germans occupy Holland in 1940 and begin to persecute the Jews there, twelve-year-old Eva and her family assume false names and move from one hiding place to another.
The Children We Remember
Abells, Chana Byers J 940.5316 ABE
Text and photographs briefly describe the fate of Jewish children after the Nazis began to control their lives.
Tell Them We Remember
Bachrach, Susan D J 940.5318 BAC
Tells the story of the Holocaust and how it affected the daily lives of all people throughout Europe.
My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto
Grossman, Mendel J 940.5318 GRO
Photographs taken secretly by a young Jewish man document the fear, hardship, generosity, and humanity woven through the daily life of the Jews forced to live in the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust.
Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary
Rol, Ruud van der J 940.5318 ROL
Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval that tore apart her world.
Fireflies in the Dark
Rubin, Susan Goldman J 940.5318 RUB
Covers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. Includes art created by
teacher and students, excerpts from diaries, and interviews with camp survivors.
Behind the Secret Window
Toll, Nelly S J 940.5318 TOL
The author recalls her experiences when she and her mother ere hidden from the Nazis by a Gentile couple in Lwow, Poland, during World War II.
Hannah Szenes: a Song of Light
Schur, Maxine J 940.5315 SCH
A moving biography of a Jewish heroine who gave her life to help rescue European Jews in World War II.
This booklist was prepared at the
CRANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
140 Sockanosset Cross Road
Cranston, Rhode Island
(401) 943-9080
by Fran Joy
Children's Library Assistant
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