Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Iturbe, Antonio, 1967- author Title: The librarian of Auschwitz / Antonio Iturbe ; translated by Lilit Žekulin Thwaites. Publisher, Date: New York, New York : Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2017. New York, NY : Square Fish, 2019. ©2017 ©2012 Description: 423 pages : maps ; 24 cm 423 pages : maps ; 21 cm Summary: Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz Subjects: Kraus, Dita, 1929- -- Fiction Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Fiction Concentration camps -- Fiction Books and reading -- Fiction Jews -- Czechoslovakia -- History -- Fiction Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Czechoslovakia -- Fiction Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Fiction Young adult fiction Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1938-1945 -- Fiction Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction Genre: Historical fiction Biographical fiction War fiction Other Author: Thwaites, Lilit Žekulin, translator Notes: First published in Spain by Editorial Planeta in 2012 as: La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz. Maps on endpapers. 2019 softcover edition includes discussion questions. Includes bibliographical references (page 424). Translated from the Spanish. LCCN: 2017034236 ISBN: 9781250258038 (softcover) 9781627796187 (hardcover) 9781529104776 (softcover) 9781250211682 (softcover) System Availability: 33 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 33 Control Number: 1622295 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 18 # System items in: 18 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Summary Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, the award-winning The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. This edition includes a Q&A with Dita Kraus and discussion questions. As a young girl, Dita is imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken from her home in Prague in 1939, Dita does her best to adjust to the constant terror of her new reality. But even amidst horror, human strength and ingenuity persevere. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch entrusts Dita with eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak into the camp, She embraces the responsibility--and so becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. From one of the darkest chapters in history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope. Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
