Holocaust

The Boy Behind the Door is historical fiction inspired by the true story of Salomon Kool, a Dutch teenager who evaded the Nazi dragnet and survived the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940 to the end of WWII. Sal had just celebrated his Bar Mitzvah when the city of Amsterdam was invaded. After hiding behind the door of his bedroom as Nazis searched his house, he was soon on the run, terrified and never sure who he could trust or if he was safe. Sal survived the war through a combination of wit, guts, good luck, and the help of a few courageous Dutch Christians. But like millions of others, his parents and three siblings disappeared and later died in concentration camps before the Allies liberated the Netherlands. Sal had to grow up and adapt without a role model and had to learn to control his emotions in the midst of a turbulent and hazardous situation, full of life-and-death decisions. <BR>His story is a powerful and moving document of a period in world history we must never forget. It can be difficult to find Holocaust literature that will interest and enlighten young readers, especially boys, but The Boy Behind the Door is appealing and accessible to emerging adults of all reading levels.

"Ovejas Perdidas" is the story of several characters in late 1930's Spain. The country has been torn apart by Civil War. As the war begins to encompass the rest of Europe, the Nazis begin their "Final Solution," using squads of the same soldiers that they had used to meddle in the Spanish Civil War. One such squad finds their very worldviews shaken by the peculiar events that occur on an otherwise routine sweep. Over the course of the story, a Nazi and a Jew discover that, despite their indoctrination and initial hatred, they are both humans, as capable of kindness and compassion as they are jealousy and prejudice.

The New York Times #1 bestselling modern classic about courage, rebellion and the enduring power of books<BR><BR>SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION with exclusive extra behind-the-scenes material from the author<BR><BR>It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still. <BR><BR>By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library . . . wherever there are books to be found.<BR><BR>But these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again.<BR><BR>In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.<BR><BR>Now a major film from Twentieth-Century Fox starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.<BR><BR>'Life affirming, triumphant and tragic' Guardian

Vier Jugendliche aus einem Internat entdecken in den letzten Tagen des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einem zerbombten Haus ein Nahrungsmitteldepot. Aber dieses Paradies wird gestört durch einen jüdischen Jungen, der aus dem Konzentrationslager geflüchtet ist. Die russischen Truppen sind nicht mehr weit. Ein paar Tage müsste er noch im Versteck bleiben, dann wäre er frei. Der Flüchtling wird zum Prüfstein, nicht nur für die Jungen, ebenso für die Lehrer.

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.<BR><BR>'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'<BR><BR> Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together?<BR><BR>'A small wonder of a book' Guardian<BR> <BR> BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

Ein jüdisches Mädchen flieht mit ihrer Familie vor den Nazis durch ganz Europa: die kindgerechte Aufarbeitung einer wahren Fluchtgeschichte <BR>Annas Familie ist nach England geflohen. Als der Luftkrieg über London hereinbricht, wird das Hotel, in dem sie eine notdürftige Unterkunft gefunden haben, zerstört. Die finanzielle Lage wird noch schwieriger, aber das Leben geht weiter - und irgendwann wird Frieden sein.<BR>Die gesamte Reihe: <BR>Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl<BR>Warten bis der Frieden kommt<BR>Eine Art Familientreffen<BR>