TITLE: Thanks to My Mother
AUTHOR: Schoschana Rabinovici
GENRE: Memior
THEME: Social Studies, World History
AWARDS: Mildred L. Batchelder
PUBLISHING DATE AND COMPANY: 1994, Puffin
SUMMARY: This book recounts a young child's life during the time of Hitler. This story, meant for middle school aged children, is a very graphic and horrifying glimpse into the past. It is important to realize that humans are cruel and have the ability to treat others in the worst way possible. In this book it discusses topics such as the killing of orphans, and how when the concentration camps were moved many times they were sprayed with human fecal matter. It is a sad and scary truth, and the author, who is writing from memories, spares no detail. This is a good book to read not only in an English class, but could also be used in a Social Studies/History Class when learning about World War II.
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