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I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust
Inga Auerbacher's childhood was as happy and peaceful as any other German child's - until 1942. By then, the Nazis were in power, and she and her parents were rounded up and sent to a concentration camp. The Auerbachers defied death for three years until they were freed.
This story allows even the youngest middle reader to understand the Holocaust.
This story allows even the youngest middle reader to understand the Holocaust.
Paperback, 87 pages
Published
February 1st 1993
by Puffin Books
(first published 1986)
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"I am a star : child of the Holocaust" was written by Inge Auerbacher. The purpose they had for this book was to inform you. It was written not only to tell you what the Holocaust was about but also to inform you on just one persons story during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a very serious and horrible time. It was a time period where people who were Jewish were taken away form their family and sent to these camps. At those camps they would kill you in different ways. The most...more
If you are looking for a book about the Holocaust and are looking for a book that is familiar to the diray of anne frank, then this is the right book for you. I Am a Star takes place during world war 1 and 2 and is about a young girl whos family gets sent to a consentration camp and how she lived through all the pain and suffering millions of Jews in europe have gone through, and is one of the few children that survived the consentration camp called Terezin. In the consentration camps, wome...more
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Inge Auerbacher was one of only 100 children to survive the Nazi concentration camp of Terezin in Czeckoslovakia. Over 15,000 children passed through the gates of Terezin from 1941 through 1945. She tells of her family's horrifying experiences as the Nazis loom every larger and closer over their fates in I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust (Scholastic 1986). Through a combination of luck and determination Inge survived with both of her parents.
Inge was just three on the night of K...more
Inge was just three on the night of K...more
The thing I liked about I Am A Star is the background it gave. It didn't go in depth about any one thing but there wwas vague background information that just isn't given in the average Holocaust book. This makes sense because since this background info doesn't change, readers would be forced to read over and over the same info. But, I found out a few things while reading this that I just didn't know. I wish I could remember a few examples but I can't. These were minor things, things I couldn't ...more
I am a Star: Child of the Holocaust reads much more like a history book than a narrative of a Holocaust survivor. Because of the large amount of historical background information this book is an excellent choice for a student without much prior knowledge.
Inge Auerbacher's poetry and clear recollection of her imprisonment in Teresienstadt, along with the background information create a very poignant story. However, the story doesn't seem to contain as much action or suspense as book...more
Inge Auerbacher's poetry and clear recollection of her imprisonment in Teresienstadt, along with the background information create a very poignant story. However, the story doesn't seem to contain as much action or suspense as book...more
This is a memoir that will haunt you long after you've finished the book. Inge Auerbacher was sent to Terezin concentration camp when she was only seven years old. This isn't just a sad re-telling of her story of survival. She has filled this short book with pictures to help the youngest reader visualize that time period and the conditions she lived in. She has sprinkled poetry throughout. This is not just a sad story but a story of hope. Most importantly this story is the voice of every c...more
This was a ok read. I read this in less than an hour. There wasn't a lot of depth given, rather it was a lot of general info that told.I didn't feel anything for the author or her family. Usually in these books, I feel for the survivors or the victims, but here I just was like meh. Which is kinda unfortunate.
But I do have to say, that as an intro type of a book on the subject it wasn't all that bad.
But I do have to say, that as an intro type of a book on the subject it wasn't all that bad.
Oh my, this was so good! Well actually, it's disgusting the way they were treated, but inspiring the way Inge and so many thousands of other children not only found positive things in their lives but did more, passed the ultimate test. They survived, and for that I am awed by every child who did, and completely aghast for every one who did not. What happened in concentration camps was pure evil.
if you want a short over view of what happened to the Jews during WWII from a child's point of view then this is a good book but as for me I've herd enough about the Jews in history class that every one knows the story yeah yeah they where hated and disliked by many of the Germans and Nazis blah blah.
I cried about the experiences this author relates of her years from ages 5-10 in a concentration camp during WWII. Short and to the point details about the actions of Hitler's government and what happened in years from 1920-45 relating to Jewish people in Germany and Europe in countries he controlled.
I always enjoy Holocaust books (OK, maybe that sounds twisted). But I love to read about how people overcome such unimaginable difficulties. But I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book--it's not very well written.
This book is an autobiography about Inge Auerbacher and her struggles during the holocaust. She explains the war and what hitler would do to the jews.
The book provides a clear background on the history, beliefs and rise of Hitler. The book is enhanced with photographs, maps, and artwork.
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Amazing. Such an awesome companion to go with any study of the history of the Holocaust
This is definately geared toward middle-school students. Unfortuntely, it lacks the power of many similar memiors. It was just an okay book.
I decided to read this book as an IR book. This book is pretty amazing. Basically it is about an amount of kids who tell their Holocaust story. A lot of the stories really tell you about how they lived and what they went through. A lot of them are about how they escaped from their home and had to stay in neighbors house that had the guts to put there lives on the line. And there was one where he was one of the those freedom people where they hide in the forest and bomb the Nazis'. If you want t...more
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One of my favorite books.
Meghan
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I thought this might be the story I had read as a tween, but it's not. But it's an amazing story and should be read by all. If anyone knows what book I had read about a young, jewish girl--who's story is similar to this author's--please let me know! The difference is that the girl in the book I had read earlier, her mother died. But she carried her mother's words with her when she eventualy moved to the US after the Americans/Russians saved her: "When there is life, there is hope."
A very quick read, as it is a small paperback, but gives an interesting view into what it was like to be apart of and survive, the holocaust.
heart-wrenching. there were moments i wanted to throw up reading about their living conditions; however, i think it's a book everyone should read. we can't forget what was done (and what may still be happening for some).
The poems in this short biography are so inspiring. I read this as part of a unit study for the Holocaust and we enjoyed the message the author brought through her life experience and poems.
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