The Diary of Laura's Twin

by Kathy Kacer

tagged: holocaust, prejudice & racism

Description

For Laura's Bat Mitzvah, her rabbi gives her the journal of Sara Gittler, a Holocaust prisoner who never got to celebrate her coming of age. Laura researchs Sara's life and shares her Bat Mitzvah with her "twin" at the ceremony.

About the Author

Kathy Kacer

KATHY KACER a reçu de nombreuses récompenses pour ses livres, dont le prix Silver Birch et le Jewish Book Award. Auparavant psychologue, Kathy parcourt maintenant le monde pour sensibiliser les enfants et les adultes à l’importance de perpétuer le souvenir de l’Holocauste. Kathy vit avec sa famille à Toronto, en Ontario.

Kathy Kacer has won many awards for her writing, including the American Jewish Library Association Award. In 1999, she wrote the first book in Second Story's Holocaust Remembrance Series, The Secret of Gabi's Dresser. Since then, she's penned four other books in the series. Kacer now writes about the Holocaust for young readers and travels the country speaking about it. Kacer lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her family.

Age:: 9 to 13
Grade:: 4 to 8
Reading age:: 9 to 12

Awards

Long-listed, William Allen White Children’s Book Award
Winner, Olive Branch Book Award
Winner, Canadian Jewish Book Award
Winner, National Jewish Book Award

Editorial Reviews

"Kacer does provide an interesting, highly readable story of life in the Warsaw ghetto complete with historical photographs."

— School Library Journal

"The author beautifully melds historical events with the contemporary issues Laura is facing...This story of history, faith, and hope belongs in every public and Judaic library and would be a welcomed addition to any Holocaust curriculum. Highly recommended."

— Jewish Book World

"The diary entries are vividly written and readers will be drawn into the account just as Laura is."

— Resource Links

"Kacer gives young readers a gentle avenue into a traumatic, difficult past they need to know about."

— Toronto Star

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