It is important that everyone read about the Holocaust. It wasn’t just Jews. This genocide targeted Jews, Poles and Gypsies. My grandfather taught me at nine that if the world ever forgets it will happen again. You are doing wonderful work.
On Monday, I wrote about Johanna Reiss’s Holocaust memoir The Upstairs Room. As a follow-up I pulled together a list of 20+ Holocaust books for children and teens.
BOOKS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS–ALL GENRES
- Adler, David A. The Picture Book of Anne Frank.
- Bishop, Claire Huchet. Twenty and Ten.
- Bunting, Eve. Terrible Things. This picture book is subtitled “An Allegory of the Holocaust.” Illustrations by Stephen Gammell.
- Drucker, Malka and Michael Halperin. Jacob’s Rescue, a Holocaust Story.
- Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl. Most important text for adolescents by a girl who dies in the camps after writing the diary; the diary, though, is coming of age and doesn’t continue after they are in hiding and into the camps. Note that the PLAY written about Anne’s story is called Diary of Anne Frank.
- Greene, Bette. The Summer of My German…
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idealisticrebel 
I remember reading Anne Franks Diary and I learned much from reading that book in my teens… You are right every one should read about what happened Barbara, The Sad truth is its still happening in many places around our globe…
I hope you are well and have regained your strength…Take care.. Sue xox
I am still fighting illness but I am slowly getting better. Hugs, Barbara