Have you looked at the books by Aranka Siegal? Upon the Head of a Goat was a Newberry Honor Book, and her other two books are also excellent. I would suggest them for 9th grade and up.
She does not deal directly with Nazi atrocities, but I think the books are important because they detail what life was like before World War II. Eva Moses Kor wrote a book dealing with her experiences: Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. This book has a lot more graphic descriptions. In conjunction with the book, there is a movie, Forgiving Mengele, about Eva Kor and how she goes back to Auschwitz and reads her statement. Great subject for discussion. Continuing with the book and movie theme, Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust edited by Alexandra Zapruder is a good choice. The value of this book is that you can pick the selections you think are appropriate for your group. HBO made a movie based on this book: I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust. The diary selections are read by celebrities like Ryan Gosling and Elijah Wood. Also great for discussion and expanding into geographic and historical context. Kol tuv, Kathe Pinchuck ----- Original Message ----- From: Leah Friedman<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 6:50 PM Subject: [ha-Safran] holocaust book suggestion I am looking for a needle in a haystack and thought you might help: I'm searching for a holocaust novel or memoir appropriate for an English class in a Bais Yaakov high school. It must be age appropriate regarding reading level (9th to 11th grades), appropriate for a religious girls' school, and well written for an English classroom. I've done research and so far have only come up with books that are for a younger, more middle school, audience. Thanks! Leah Friedman __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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