Greenwillow Books, 2016-18-10
Four Perfect Pebbles: A True Story of the Holocaust
Four Perfect Pebbles: A True Story of the Holocaust
Paperback
SKU:9780062489968
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Marion Blumenthal Lazan's unforgettable and acclaimed memoir recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood. Following Hitler's rise to power, the Blumenthal family--father, mother, Marion, and her brother, Albert--were trapped in Nazi Germany. They managed eventually to get to Holland, but soon thereafter it was occupied by the Nazis. For the next six and a half years the Blumenthals were forced to live in refugee, transit, and prison camps, including Westerbork in Holland and Bergen-Belsen in Germany, before finally making it to the United States. Their story is one of horror and hardship, but it is also a story of courage, hope, and the will to survive.
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In a world fractured by hatred, one girl’s courage and resilience illuminate the power of hope and family. As she clings to survival, her story becomes a testament to the strength of the human spirit, showing that even in the darkest times, light can endure.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 7.4
Age Range • 12-0
Pages • 160
Subjects • Jews • Holocaust • Jewish (1939-1945) • Germany • Autobiographies • Westerbork (Netherlands: Concentration camp) • Childhood and youth • Lazan • Marion Blumenthal • Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) • Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration camp) • Westerbork (Concentration camp)
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Holocaust • Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion | Judaism • Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Modern • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | LGBTQ+ | General
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
The twentieth-anniversary edition of Marion Blumenthal Lazan's acclaimed Holocaust memoir features new material by the author, a reading group guide, a map, and additional photographs. "The writing is direct, devastating, with no rhetoric or exploitation. The truth is in what's said and in what is left out."--ALA Booklist (starred review)
Marion Blumenthal Lazan's unforgettable and acclaimed memoir recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood. Following Hitler's rise to power, the Blumenthal family--father, mother, Marion, and her brother, Albert--were trapped in Nazi Germany. They managed eventually to get to Holland, but soon thereafter it was occupied by the Nazis. For the next six and a half years the Blumenthals were forced to live in refugee, transit, and prison camps, including Westerbork in Holland and Bergen-Belsen in Germany, before finally making it to the United States. Their story is one of horror and hardship, but it is also a story of courage, hope, and the will to survive.
Four Perfect Pebbles features forty archival photographs, including several new to this edition, an epilogue, a bibliography, a map, a reading group guide, an index, and a new afterword by the author. First published in 1996, the book was an ALA Notable Book, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and IRA Young Adults' Choice, and a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and the recipient of many other honors. "A harrowing and often moving account."--School Library Journal
