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The Librarian of Auschwitz
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The Librarian of Auschwitz Hardcover - 2017

by Iturbe, Antonio

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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.

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  • Title The Librarian of Auschwitz
  • Author Iturbe, Antonio
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition UsedVeryGood
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Henry Holt & Company
  • Date 2017-10-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4CNO3I001Y3J
  • ISBN 9781627796187 / 1627796185
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.7 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 4.32 cm)
  • Ages 13 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 12
  • Reading level 940
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Library of Congress subjects Concentration camps, Books and reading
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2017, Page 102
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2017, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2018, Page 80
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2018, Page 147
  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/2017, Page 117
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/28/2017, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/2017, Page 102
  • Shelf Awareness, 10/10/2017, Page 0
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2017, Page 0

About the author

Antonio Iturbe lives in Spain, where he is both a novelist and a journalist. In researching The Librarian of Auschwitz, he interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz.

Lilit Thwaites is an award-winning literary translator. After thirty years as an academic at La Trobe University in Australia, she retired from teaching and now focuses primarily on her ongoing translation and research projects.