Fiction for Old Readers

Almagor, Gila. Under the Domim Tree. Translated from Hebrew. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1995. 164p. $15. ISBN: 0-671-89020-4. YA novel. Three teens in an Israeli youth village after the Holocaust deal with tough emotions sharpened by German war reparations to Israel. They search for lost parents and confront survivor guilt in this autobiographical novel.

Drucker, Malka. Jacob's Rescue.

Laird, Christa. But Can the Phoenix Sing? New York : Greenwillow, 1995. 231p. $15. ISBN: 0-688-13612-5. Historical Fiction. YA Novel; sequel to Shadow of the Wall. An angry teen discovers the incredible details of his stern stepfather's partisan career during the Holocaust in a wide ranging war story that contains heroic information scantily covered in YA fiction.

Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. $11.20 - ISBN: 0395510600 by Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated". Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life. An ALA Notable Book. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.

Matas, Carol. Daniel's Story.

Orlev, Uri. The Man from the Other Side.

Vos, Ida. Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon. Translated from Dutch. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 183p. $14.95. ISBN: 0-395-72039-7. Historical Fiction. Novel for grades 4-7. Set in the Hague in 1942, this sad novel reveals the fear occupying Nazi regulations aroused in Jewish children. A ten year old girl emotionally recounts daily routine under siege, her family's reaction to threat and danger.

 



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