Holocaust Biography Autobio Memoir

From 1942 to 1944, twelve thousand children passed through the Theresienstadt internment camp on their way to Auschwitz. Only a few hundred of them survived the war. In the mid-1990s, German journalist Hannelore Brenner met ten of these child survivors--women in their late seventies today. Weaving these interviews with excerpts from diaries that were kept secretly during the war and samples of the art, music, and poetry created at Theresienstadt, Brenner gives us an unprecedented picture of daily life there, and of the extraordinary strength, sacrifice, and indomitable will that combined to make survival possible.

The Girls of Room 28
By: Hannelore Brenner-Wonschick
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009.
Reading Level AD

"Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation; Anne's years in the Secret Annex; betrayal and arrest; her deportation and tragic death in Bergen-Belson; the survival of Anne's father; and his recovery and publication of her astounding diary. Carefully researched for historical authenticity, the book includes numerous panels featuring images that have been painstakingly adapted from rare photographs of Anne and her family. A remarkable collaboration of talent, Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography not only reflects the dedication of its authors but marks another milestone in the evolution of graphic nonfiction"

Anne Frank:the Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography By: Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón
New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
Reading Level 6.3
Grade Level 6-12

Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror.  Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet,  Even as they are stuffed into catte cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception center" does the terrible truth sink in.

Night By: Elie Wiesel
New York : Bantam Books, 1982, c1958
Reading Level 7.2
Grade Level 6-12



Krystyna Chiger describes growing up during the Holocaust in Lvov, Poland, and details her memories after her family decided to go into hiding inside the city's sewer system, and describes Leopold Socha, the Polish Catholic man--and former thief--who risked everything to help them.

The Girl in the Green Sweater: A life in Holocaust's shadow
By:  Krystyna Chiger with Daniel Paisner
New York : St. Martin's Griffin ; Godalming : Melia [distributor], 2009.
Reading Level 8.6


A collection of gripping true-life accounts of children struggling through and surviving the Holocaust. By her ninth birthday, Halina Litman understood what her Jewish faith meant to the German occupiers of her town: death. Would she be able to escape? Follow Halina's gripping story, along with other incredible, true-life accounts of children in the Holocaust.These survivors put up secret resistance, used false identities, and deceived the Nazis. Through the remarkable kindness of others and their own inner strength, these children found a way to make it through the horrors of the war. These enduring stories will captivate you and remind you of the power of hope.

Escape : Children of the Holocaust By: Allan Zullo
Scholastic, p2011, c2009
Reading Level 6.3
Interest 3-6