Category: International
Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher/Year: Scholastic Press / 2004
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards:
- PSydney Taylor Book Awards Honor Book - Older Readers (2004)
- ALA Noteable Book for children (2005)
Summary: A young Jewish girl living in Warsaw during World War II has escaped the Ghetto and is living her with older sister. She is trying to sneak food back into the Ghetto to those stuck there but the Gestapo has heard about what she is doing and has the dogs waiting to catch her. Her friends help her collect all the cats from Krasinski Square that used to be others' pets. The cats jump out of the baskets and the dogs run away after the cats.
Comments: This is a wonderful story based on real event that author read. It has great illustrations and is an excellent way to tell children about some of the horrific things that happened back then.
Classroom Application:
Lexile: 990L
Age: 7-18 years old
Obviously a great book to study when learning about World War II and the Holocaust. It is an act of bravery that many children would understand.
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