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. I found the full color cells were clearly and cleanly drawn in such a way that it was easy to follow the story. Placed in the uniquely special Block 31, where families are allowed to remain together, Dita acquires a unique title: Librarian of the clandestine school.

I will say the comment that Mengele said was so horrifying and it's not the worst of what they did and there were images that would need to be explained cause gassing and mass genocide seem like content for fiction not real life. Además, es innegable que saben mantener el equilibro entre ser sutiles y ser realistas en los instantes de más crudeza. G. Wells to a Russian grammar book, and Dita’s act provides hope, knowledge, psychological escape, and even a slight sense of victory and rebellion against the Nazis for her and her fellow prisoners. I think WHITE BIRD explored this topic more successfully in the YA graphic novel format, but this title is also recommended.During those times, it felt as if the character stepped away from the story and was educating the reader on the history of what happened. The Librarian of Auschwitz is a young adult fiction novel based on the true story of Dita Kraus, who was only 13 years of age when she and her parents were sent to the Terezin ghetto, and then to the only "family camp" of the Auschwitz-Birknenau extermination camp in Poland during the Nazi invasion. However, when the Red Cross did not show up to inspect the camp, the Nazis went ahead and dismantled it by killing 3000 people in a single blow. Books are hard to come by, as many of them have been burned and deemed ‘blasphemous’ and ‘against the Fuhrer’, so Dita knows the job is a dangerous one.

A clove of garlic being smuggled and sold for a tiny bit of soap whilst I’d just used 6 of them in a curry with my washing machine on.Frankl are incredible books that address the Holocaust in a factual, straightforward manner without feeling the need to add irrelevant information or excessively graphic information for shock value. La real historia de Dita Dorachova una niña de 14 años que durante su encierro en el campo de concentración de Aushwitz, arriesgo su vida para convertirse en la guardiana de 8 libros que eran utilizados en el pabellón 31 para enseñar, entretener o distraer a los niños durante el infierno nazi.

Although she reveres Fred­dy, her con­fu­sion about his motives, and his will­ing­ness to give chil­dren hope when he knows they will be killed, cause her great anguish. stars although a compelling read, something was lost in translation attempting to condense the novel into graphic form.Like Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief , it’s a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. I will never pretend to say how I would act under those circumstances, it was just a sad thing digest, as if it was not horrible enough. Par contre, pour n’avoir lu que la bd, je trouve que le thème reste en surface, et qu’il me faudra me diriger vers le roman si je veux avoir plus de détails.

This book is based around Dita an Auschwitz survivor, and with some non-fiction added the author was able to create a compelling story of bravery, survival and how magnificent the strength of the human spirit can be. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. overall, not quite the execution i would have like from this, but still a really important story that i am grateful was told.Iturbe’s epilogue, entitled “Whatever happened to…”, where he fills us in on the outcomes of some of the “real” characters from the novel. Her parents are very loving and try to shield her from the difficulties they face until the Occupation when her Father loses his job. Ha sido una historia difícil, en algunos momentos me ha costado avanzar básicamente porque lo que narraba me ponía los pelos de punta y me remataba saber que todo era verdad, que todo eso ocurrió no hace mucho. Like Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, it's a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. The housing was always referred to as “huts,” even though the housing was actually just barracks and converted stables.