The+Holocaust

Ayer, Eleanor H. **__Parallel Journeys__**. An account of World War II in Germany as told from the viewpoints of a former Nazi soldier and a Jewish holocaust survivor. Interest Level: Gr. 7-12. **Lexile: 1050.**

Wiesel, Elie. **__Night__**. A young Jewish boy witnesses the death of his family in a Nazi death camp. Interest Level: Gr. 11-Adult. **Lexile: 570.**

Frank, Anne. **__Diary of a Young Girl__**. A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted. Interest Level: Gr. 7-Adult. **Lexile: 1080.**

Lowry, Lois. **__Number the Stars.__** In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Interest Level: Gr. 5-8. **Lexile: 670.**

Drucker, Malka. **__Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story.__** A man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Interest Level: Gr. 5-9. **Lexile: 680.**

Yolen, Jane. **__Briar Rose.__** When Rebecca's dying grandmother claims she is Briar Rose from the traditional fairy tale, Rebecca travels to Poland to learn the truth about her grandmother's escape from a castle during the Holocaust. Interest Level: Gr. 11 - Adult. **Lexile: 820**.