| 1. |  | Number the Stars
from HARPER COLL CHILDREN
Customer Review:
Number the Stars tells a simple believable tale of a pre-adolescent girl in Denmark who performs an heroic act. The act is not over the top or outrageous and it is perfectly comprehensible that a girl could do it. That is what makes this book special. The people in this book are ordinary human... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
from Topeka Bindery
Price: $25.70
Customer Review:
If that title had not already been taken it would have fit this book perfectly. I resisted and resisted and resisted this book, but sometimes the masses are absolutely correct. This was a brilliant read and totally absorbing. I read it in two days time. At moments, I was in tears, the scene where... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I: 180 A.D. -- 395 A.D.
from Modern Library
Customer Review:
Serious readers beware... compare editions. I prefer the Penguin Classics edition. You, however, may not. This is a beautiful piece of Literature and whereas you will be spending a great deal of time with whichever text you choose, please consider carefully what you want from the text.
Go to a... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Customer Review:
I have read 10+ books on the Holocaust, visited the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Majdanek & Treblinka, taken classes on the Holocaust & in my opinion, this is one of the best books on the subject, ranking with Elie Wiesel's "Night". Her detail & descriptions are astounding and... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. | ![]() | This is Paris
from MacMillan
Customer Review:
Written and drawn in 1959 this children's book taught me a thing or two about a city I thought I already knew a lot about. The pictures and scenes are wonderful in bright colors and include most of the major sites in Paris from "le metro" to Montmartre and the Champs Elysees.
There have been a... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust
from Scholastic Paperbacks
Price: $4.99
Customer Review:
I felt that the content was rather dry. I'm actually reading this and another few books about holocaust survivors and this just isn't as good as others. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Price: $12.24
Customer Review:
My son enjoyed this book very much, and it gives kids a history lesson as to what it was really like growing up in behind the Iron Curtain. This book contains many first person details ( for example, Mr. Sis was an artist and tells about working with censors, and the tricks they would use to get... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
from Knopf Books for Young Readers
Price: $12.24
Customer Review:
"In my hands" Irene Gut Opdyke narrates her tribulations during WWII. The saga of atrocities committed by the Nazis is intertwined with echoes not to be indifferent when another person's freedom is in jeopardy. Sharing her story with young life audiences, Irene is inculcating the same... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. | ![]() | Murder in the Cathedral
from Topeka Bindery
Price: $18.75
Customer Review:
"Murder in the Cathedral" is T.S. Eliot's dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket. Because the tale is told in verse, historical accuracy is sacrificed. While some may appreciate this element, I would prefered the story to be closer to reality. Though the chorus may be a fabulous part of the... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Price: $12.25
Customer Review:
I bought this book for my eight year old daughter, who absolutely loves history! She loved this book, as did I. The book goes through the alphabet recognizing different women of history who have contributed to this great nation. The illustration, in my opinion, is wonderful. Hats off to Lynne Cheney... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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