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Enjoying this chunky novel 😃 Are you tackling any chunkster now?

Reading Madeline's book, I've learned just how important it is to not let education be "stifled or cultures to be erased or books to banned" I could not have come up with better words to share the importance of preserving stories and history, learning from them, and providing access to those in times of war or crisis to the stories that they need to help them survive.

Amazing! I absolutely loved this book. This is the second book I have read by Madeline and both were amazing. I cannot wait to read more of her work. I will be adding Madeline to my list of favorite authors for sure.

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The exploration of the emotional weight tied to one‘s ancestry and the lingering effects of history on personal lives is beautifully rendered.

The Property is a poignant graphic novel that explores themes of heritage, identity, and the complexities of family relationships. The story follows Mica, a young Israeli woman who travels to Poland with her grandmother to reclaim a family property left behind after World War II. The blend of personal history with broader cultural issues makes it a rich narrative.

When the Nazis launched an attack on education, libraries and books, the Polish people fought back. This is the story of young women who banded together, hiding and smuggling books in any way that they could, so that people could still read. Fascism tried to stamp out Jewish people and books once before. It is trying to stamp out other people and even more books again. This is a fictional book based on real events, but it should serve as a ⬇️

What might be for erased from the world‘s knowledge with the destruction of just a single book? And what of hundreds of books? Thousands of books?

A teacher, community leader, and respected doctor, 60 yo Janusz Korczas runs an orphanage. He and his team desperately try to save the children from disease, starvation and Nazi persecution in 1939 Poland. Tender, philosophical, authentic 💔

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