We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance (Scholastic Focus)

Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson unearths the heroic stories of Jewish survivors from different countries so that we may never forget the past. As World War II raged,millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis’ Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state’s genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called inferior races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time. Of those who endured the Holocaustsome were caught by the Nazis and sent to concentration campssome hid right under Hitler’s nosesome were separated from their parentssome chose to fight back. Against all oddssome survived. They all have stories that must be told. They all have stories we must keep safe in our collective memory. In this thoroughly researched and passionately written narrative nonfiction for upper middle-grade readerscritically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson allows the voices of Holocaust survivors to live on the pagerecalling their persecutionsurvivaland resistance. Focusing on testimonies from across Germanythe NetherlandsFranceand PolandHopkinson paints a moving and diverse portrait of the Jewish youth experience in Europe under the shadow of the Third Reich. With archival images and myriad interviewsthis compelling and beautifully told addition to Holocaust history not only honors the courage of the victimsbut calls young readers to action — by reminding them that heroism begins with the ordinaryeveryday feat of showing compassion toward our fellow citizens.