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Yellow Star
Yellow Star | Jennifer Roy
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"In 1945 the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto was liberated. Out of over a quarter of a million people, about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were children. I was one of the twelve." For more than fifty years after the war, Syvia, like many Holocaust survivors, did not talk about her experiences in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. She buried her past in order to move forward. But finally she decided it was time to share her story, and so she told it to her niece, who has re-told it here using free verse inspired by her aunt. This is the true story of Syvia Perlmutter--a story of courage, heartbreak, and finally survival despite the terrible circumstances in which she grew up. A timeline, historical notes, and an author's note are included.
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claudiuo
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My #BookSpin for May - it was great! An amazing look into a dark time in world's history, so many heartbreaking events seen through the eyes of a little Jewish girl, one of the only 12 children that survived the Lodz ghetto in Poland. Definite pick!

Found it in a little free library a few months ago, I wanted to read it since and @TheAromaOfBooks made it possible this month: Thank you again and again!

Also my Y for #LitsyAtoZ @BookishMarginalia

claudiuo I haven't posted in a while so here are my other reads for this month, all picks:
- White Bird - it complemented Yellow Star very well, my son recommended it to me;
- The Code of the Woosters - another very funny Jeeves book;
- Only the End of the World Again - another awesome story from Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russel;
- Charlie Mackesy's beautiful book: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - big thanks to @DebbieGrillo for mentioning it.
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great progress. And The Code of the Woosters is one of my favorites. 3y
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calciumkels
Yellow Star | Jennifer Roy
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Loved it! Easy read— couldn‘t put it down

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GypsyKat
Yellow Star | Jennifer Rozines Roy
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In 1939 the Nazi's forced 270,000 Jewish people to live in the Lodz ghetto. When the war ended in 1945, there were only 800 people left. Only 12 of them were children. This is one of those children's story. A quick read, but incredibly powerful. This will stay with me a long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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GypsyKat
Yellow Star | Jennifer Rozines Roy
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Such a simple, powerful thought. 💙

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GypsyKat
Yellow Star | Jennifer Rozines Roy
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This is powerful and heartbreaking. 💙

Ms_T Urgh 😔 7y
Libby1 💔 7y
tricours I came across some stumbling stones in the (small) city I live in last weekend. I didn't even know people had been deported from here! 7y
GypsyKat @tricours Chilling. What a horrific time in our history. 😕 7y
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GypsyKat
Yellow Star | Jennifer Rozines Roy
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There's two days (including today) left this month, so I'm thinking of reading one of these. I can't decide which one though? Opinions??

AmyG It's Yom Kippur...the holiest holiday for Jews. So maybe Yellow Star. 7y
Hollie I vote Yellow Star, it's a quick read but powerful. 7y
GypsyKat @AmyG I'm not Jewish, but I like the timing of that! @Hollie So Yellow Star it is! Thanks to you both! 😊 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 I really enjoyed A Long Walk to Water! I read it as a read-a-loud to all my kids. So when your done reading Yellow Star, you have another great read. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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Hollie
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My #litsypartyofone continues at the pool. It feels a little odd to read about the Lodz ghetto during the freezing cold Polish winter while it's 90 degrees here, but I'm working on my tan while reading...multitasking! 😀

Cinfhen Great pic but that paragraph 💔💔 7y
Hollie @Cinfhen I just finished the book, it's beautifully done and heartbreaking for sure. 7y
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FiammaFidelis
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itsgiorgia
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Storia vera sull'olocausto! Però 10 euro per esser scritto tutto così ⬆️ .. Si finisce in pochissimo insomma!

Giuly Wow😮💖 8y
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