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The cat with the yellow star : coming of age in Terezin / by Susan Goldman Rubin with Ela Weissberger.
Profiles a young girl's experience in the Terezin concentration camp.
Record details
- ISBN: 0823418316
- ISBN: 9780823418312
- Physical Description: 40 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Citation/References Note: | Kirkus, May 15, 2006 School Library Jl. starred, June 2006 Booklist, June 01, 2006 The Horn Book, July 2006 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2006 |
| Target Audience Note: | 008-012. BTSB. 800L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 5.0 1.0 105430. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 1 105430. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Weissberger, Ela > Juvenile literature. Holocaust survivors > Juvenile literature. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Juvenile literature. Jews > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Public Library | JB Weissberger (Text) | 32017000082563 | Junior Nonfiction | Available | - |
The Cat with the Yellow Star : Coming of Age in Terezin
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The Cat with the Yellow Star : Coming of Age in Terezin
Ela Stein was eleven years old in February of 1942 when she was sent to the Terezin concentration camp with other Czech Jews. By the time she was liberated in 1945, she was fifteen. Somehow during those horrendous three-and-a-half years of sickness, terror, separation from loved ones, and loss, Ela managed to grow up. Although conditions were wretched, Ela forged lifelong friendships with other girls from Room 28 of her barracks. Adults working with the children tried their best to keep up the youngest prisoners' spirits. A children's opera called Brundibar was even performed, and Ela was chosen to play the pivotal role of the cat. Yet amidst all of this, the feared transports to death camps and death itself were a part of daily life. Full of sorrow, yet persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil; this unusual memoir tells the story of an unimaginable coming of age.
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