The Librarian of Auschwitz (ToolKit)
Based on the Novel by Antonio Iturbe
Adapted by Salva Rubio & Illustrated by Loreto Aroca
Age Rec: 5-7th Grades
Themes: The Holocaust, Reading, Hope, Concentration Camps, Persecution, Bravery
During the darkest times, 14-year-old Dita demonstrates her bravery in agreeing to run a top-secret library in one of the most barbaric concentration camps of the Holocaust in World War II. Books are considered a dangerous relief from the captors because they not only remind people of a brighter time but also serve as a mental escape from the horrors the Nazis inflicted upon Jews and other prisoners. Dita is tasked with the life-threatening job of protecting the 8 precious books that were smuggled past the guards. This is how she becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Even amidst the horrors of the concentration camps, books and Dita provide a source of courage and hope. Adapted from a longer book, this graphic novel introduces young readers to the atrocities of the Holocaust and brave individuals like Dita, who risked their life to provide some semblance of normalcy during the most horrific of living conditions, where many would tragically succumb to their deaths.
Based on the Novel by Antonio Iturbe
Adapted by Salva Rubio & Illustrated by Loreto Aroca
Age Rec: 5-7th Grades
Themes: The Holocaust, Reading, Hope, Concentration Camps, Persecution, Bravery
During the darkest times, 14-year-old Dita demonstrates her bravery in agreeing to run a top-secret library in one of the most barbaric concentration camps of the Holocaust in World War II. Books are considered a dangerous relief from the captors because they not only remind people of a brighter time but also serve as a mental escape from the horrors the Nazis inflicted upon Jews and other prisoners. Dita is tasked with the life-threatening job of protecting the 8 precious books that were smuggled past the guards. This is how she becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Even amidst the horrors of the concentration camps, books and Dita provide a source of courage and hope. Adapted from a longer book, this graphic novel introduces young readers to the atrocities of the Holocaust and brave individuals like Dita, who risked their life to provide some semblance of normalcy during the most horrific of living conditions, where many would tragically succumb to their deaths.
Based on the Novel by Antonio Iturbe
Adapted by Salva Rubio & Illustrated by Loreto Aroca
Age Rec: 5-7th Grades
Themes: The Holocaust, Reading, Hope, Concentration Camps, Persecution, Bravery
During the darkest times, 14-year-old Dita demonstrates her bravery in agreeing to run a top-secret library in one of the most barbaric concentration camps of the Holocaust in World War II. Books are considered a dangerous relief from the captors because they not only remind people of a brighter time but also serve as a mental escape from the horrors the Nazis inflicted upon Jews and other prisoners. Dita is tasked with the life-threatening job of protecting the 8 precious books that were smuggled past the guards. This is how she becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Even amidst the horrors of the concentration camps, books and Dita provide a source of courage and hope. Adapted from a longer book, this graphic novel introduces young readers to the atrocities of the Holocaust and brave individuals like Dita, who risked their life to provide some semblance of normalcy during the most horrific of living conditions, where many would tragically succumb to their deaths.