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Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. He works as a cinema screenwriter, having been nominated to the Spanish Goya Awards for Best Animation Feature. As a summarized version of the novel, it did incredibly well at introducing some really complex characters and stories that have me immediately adding the full length to my TBR. First of all I just want to take a moment to admire the cover, it's absolutely stunning and I think it represents the book perfectly. Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, journalist Antonio Iturbe tells the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
The Librarian of Auschwitz is a sobering account of one girl's survival at Auschwitz. I've read a number of books detailing the Nazi's most infamous death camp Auschwitz so was expecting the devastating descriptions of the appalling living conditions and inhumane treatment of the prisoners. What I wasn't expecting was the glimpse of hope and humanity the prisoners of building 31 managed to preserve. What other books or movies about the Holocaust have you read or watched? Why is it important to remember and learn about this period in history? A truly wonderful book! The authors’ weave a lovely tale about the importance of books in the brutal environment of the Nazi concentration camps. In the following months Dita found a home with her friend Margit in the spa town of Tepice. Otto wrote to her every day. A year after they had first bumped into each other he said: “Why don’t you come to Prague? I can’t love you from a distance.” They married in 1947.
In the most violent and terrifying times, there will be people of all ages who show great courage and compassion and are willing to sacrifice themselves for others. Although prisoners were only considered children until the age of 14, Fredy succeeded in getting those between the age of 14-16 designated as “assistants”, doing all types of work from sweeping the floor or helping with the distribution of the daily soup.
Es difícil entender arriesgar la vida por unos cuantos libros, pero me quedo con la conclusión del escritor al final que dice así: Her blissful childhood ended abruptly before she turned ten. In March 1939 the Nazis invaded Prague and started restricting the lives of Jews. Within a month her lawyer father lost his job and the family were evicted by Germans, who demanded the flat for themselves. Families can talk about how The Librarian of Auschwitz uses the comics medium to tell its story. How might the storytelling change in another medium?Not all the Characters are likeable, for sooo many reasons, they are based on real characters, and some of them are horrific but harshly real, the Soldiers for example, how they treated people was unimaginable but it happened. But then you had characters like Dita and Fredy Hirsh who melted my heart. Dita, as she is called for much of the novel, is living with her parents in Czechoslovakia when WWII starts. Eventually the family is restricted in movement and then deported. Once in Auschwitz, Dita becomes a librarian helping out with lending books out to people, a form of resistance. Inspections are another matter altogether. Lines must be formed, and searches are carried out. Sometimes the youngest children are interrogated, the guards hoping to take advantage of their innocence to pry information out of them. They are unsuccessful. Even the youngest children understand more than their snot-covered little faces might suggest. As I read in the epilogue this graphic novel which is based off the novel is to get you to read the novel. And I'm very interested in reading the novel now.
of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe This story needs to be known because it’s one of survival amongst such evil, as well as an amazing feat of triumph despite the astronomical losses. While waiting for the quarantine to be lifted so they could return to Prague, Dita’s mother became ill on June 27 1945. She died two days later, leaving her daughter an orphan, a few weeks short of her sixteenth birthday. Like Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, it’s a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. An important novel that will stand with other powerful testaments from the Holocaust era." — Booklist, starred review, on The Librarian of Auschwitz Adults wear themselves out pointlessly searching for a joy they never find. But in children, it bursts out of every pore.”
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For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous. In due course she gets selected to manage a small library in the camp ( in hiding of course ). Joseph Mengele is shown in the graphic novel and is as horrible as we know him to be. He somehow lets her out his radar and when the war ends she is relieved to be free. Her Father unfortunately falls ill and dies while in the camp. Dita is a curious, book-loving young girl who displays tremendous bravery in helping her family and other prisoners at the concentration camp. She lives one day at a time, focusing on the small acts of kindness she can perform. The librarian of Auschwitz is based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner 14 year old Dita Kraus, who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the holocaust.
To sum it up it reads like a text book trying to be a fictional account of a real thing. The translation is poorly done if that is the issue with it. So I have very mixed feelings about this graphic novel. I think it could be read along with Night and used to provoke discussion. But any novel that presents even the slightest positivity regarding the Holocaust is dangerous in this current climate. Los mayores se desgastan inútilmente buscando una felicidad que nunca encuentran; en cambio, a los niños, la felicidad les brota de la palma de las manos.” I highly recommend this book, it is the story of Dita Kraus but It is also a story of survival. This book has shown how books can be a little beacon of Hope and escape from an awful situation.Adults are corrupted. That's why young people are so important. You can still shape them, improve them.” Rubio and Aroca do an excellent job of illustrating what life was before the war and the horrors of what Dita and her family went though. What’s more, the camp section of the story – the largest section of the story – details more than just Dita’s experiences. They illustrate other groups that were in Auschwitz, including homosexuals. There is alot of characters and you really need to take your time with this book to fully absorb the characters and plot. Life, any life, is very short. But if you’ve managed to be happy for at least an instant, it will have been worth living.” Content warnings for: antisemitism, holocaust depictions, death, grief, starvation, descriptions of torture and methods of killing, sexual harassment
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