Sarah’s Key

From Susan Martin author: de Rosnay, Tatiana Sarah’s Key This is a very moving story about a part of World War II history which is unknown to many.  The Vel d’Hiv in France showed the part played by the French during this time.  Sarah and her family are arrested by the French police, and years [...]

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Sarah’s Key

From Gina Cortina author: Rosnay, Tatiana de  Sarah’s Key I can honestly say this has become my new favorite book. I have always loved reading books about the holocaust. I find it amazing and shocking how Jews were treated. In this heart wrenching story, we see just how horrid the French police were during the [...]

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The Invisible Bridge

From Judy Schroback author: Orringer, Julie The Invisible Bridge  This book takes place during World War 2 and follows the lives of several characters.  It specifically focuses on Hungary  and how badly damaged it was during the war.  This author does a great job getting us to feel the characters and their constant conflicts.  While trying [...]

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The Blood of Lorraine

From Rosemarie Jerome author: Pope, Barbara Corrado The Blood of Lorraine It is France, 1894.  The Alfred Dreyfus trial is causing anger and unrest throughout the country.  Anti-Semitism is rampant.  A Christian baby is found mutilated.  Magistrate Bernard Martin must find the killer before the entire town riots.  When two Jews are killed, is he [...]

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The demon’s parchment : a Crispin Guest medieval noir

From Rosemarie Jerome author: Westerson, Jeri  The demon’s parchment : a Crispin Guest medieval noir Crispin Guest was a knight and a nobleman.  After being convicted of treason he lost everything.  Now he struggles to make a living as “The Tracker,” a man who will find anything or solve crimes for a price.  When approached [...]

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Night

From Nicole Marsh author: Wiesel, Elie Night Night, written by Elie Wiesel is an autobiographical account of his life during the Holocaust. The novel is a short read with easy to understand wording.  Wiesel gives a very vivid account of the heinous and unimaginable acts of cruelty committed by the Nazi’s.  It shows the dehumanization [...]

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It Happened in Italy

From Charlene Muhr author: Bettina, Elizabeth It Happened in Italy Elizabeth Bettina’s “It Happened in Italy” is an interesting narrative that emphasizes the acts of kindness and humanity amidst a time of great sadness .Bettina discovers that Campagna, her grandparents small village in southern Italy, had an internment camp for Jews during the Holocaust.  These [...]

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Sarah’s Key

From Linda Lennon author: de Rosney, Tatiana Sarah’s Key In 1942 thousands of Jews were rounded up in Paris and transported to Aushwitz.  On the 60th anniversary of the Vel d Hiv, Julia Jarmond is  asked to write an article for an American magazine about the event.  She discovers Sarah, a connection to her family [...]

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