| The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin Contributor(s): Rubin, Susan Goldman (Author), Weissberger, Ela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823421546 ISBN-13: 9780823421541 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Full of sorrow yet persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil, this memoir of a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to the brave and devoted adults who helped the children of Terezin. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Adolescence |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 10" W x 9.92" (0.41 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 105430 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ela Stein was eleven years old in February of 1942 when she was sent to the Terezin concentration camp with other Czech Jews. By the time she was liberated in 1945, she was fifteen. Somehow during those horrendous three-and-a-half years of sickness, terror, separation from loved ones, and loss, Ela managed to grow up. Although conditions were wretched, Ela forged lifelong friendships with other girls from Room 28 of her barracks. Adults working with the children tried their best to keep up the youngest prisoners' spirits. A children's opera called Brundibar was even performed, and Ela was chosen to play the pivotal role of the cat. Yet amidst all of this, the feared transports to death camps and death itself were a part of daily life. Full of sorrow, yet persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil; this unusual memoir tells the story of an unimaginable coming of age. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rubin, Susan Goldman: - Susan Goldman Rubin is the award-winning author of more than thirty-five books for children. Well known in the field of Holocaust studies, she speaks at conferences, in museums, and at schools and libraries across the country on this topic.Weissberger, Ela: - Ela Weissberger was liberated from Terezin in May of 1945. In 1949 she emigrated to Israel and later came to the United States, where she married and raised a family. Today, Ela spends much of her time speaking to audiences of all ages about her Holocaust experiences. |