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archaeolibrarianologist

Ordinary Men | Christopher R. Browning

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Nebklvr

Defiance | Nechama Tec

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We always want out heroes to be saints. Tuvia Bielski was the right man at the right time in the right place with the right supporters. This was an inspiring accomplishment even with the brutality and misogyny.

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Singout

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale | Art Spiegelman

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I was intrigued by this from the #Nonfiction2024 list, and hope to read the first volume when available. This sequel centres on the author‘s challenging interviews with his father and their complex relationship, intertwined with his father‘s grim narrative of survival and liberation from a series of Nazi death camps. I consider it non-fiction although it‘s often labelled as a graphic novel: creatively portraying people as various animals. #Maus

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Want to guess why it ends up on the banned booked list so often? 3w

Singout @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Ostensibly because it has bad words and a picture of a naked mouse in it. But I can think of other reasons. I read a good story about how it was expunged from the library in Athens, Tennessee, and then somebody donated boxes of it to the library, and the kids distributed them everywhere. 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I heard the pictures of naked cartoon mice 🤷‍♀️. That‘s a great story from TN though 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I remember being a bit shocked, because from Tom and Jerry to Garfield, all cartoon mice are naked except maybe a bow tie 😂 3w

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GirlNamedJesse

The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival | Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, Bethany Strout

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I decided to read this on Thanksgiving to remind myself of all for which I am grateful. Estelle‘s story is devastating, as all Holocaust memoirs are. Being told in graphic novel format makes the story more accessible and forces the reader to confront the travesties occurring right before their eyes.

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monkeygirlsmama

When We Flew Away | Alice Hoffman

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This quick read is a fictionalized story based on Hoffman's research and knowledge of the Holocaust. Specifically what life may have been like for Anne and her family as they fought to live a "normal" life during the Nazi occupation before they went into hiding. A very well written, beautiful, and heartbreaking novel. #audiobook

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Jen2

When We Flew Away | Alice Hoffman

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Really enjoyed it.

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megnews

When We Flew Away | Alice Hoffman

Kenyazero I didn't see myself as a reader as a kid because I struggled with reading, but I liked reading Garfield comics (which I knew teachers and librarians were not impressed by) and eventually graduated to Sailor Moon manga from there, and then other manga. These items helped me figure out how my brain reads. I'm sure reading copious amounts of fanfics as a teen also helped 🤭 I started finding experiences I related to in these nontraditional reads. 1mo

megnews @Kenyazero that‘s great! I think it‘s a shame when comics aren‘t considered reading. I have 2 daughters that are readers but my son had a lot of difficulty and I was happy when he read car magazines! 1mo

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