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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
(first published 1986)
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Inge Auerbacher, the author, was a little girl during the Jewish Holocaust. In 1942, when Inge was seven years old, she and her family were sent to the concentration camp Terezin in Czechoslovakia. The accurate story, with authentic photographs and simple illistrations that get the point across, is not very thrilling or entertaining. However, it does give readers a good objective and inside view of life in the Jewish concentration camps. The readers will leave with a fair amount of knowledge ab...more
Oct 06, 2011
Sydney Hollis
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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 common was the...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, women ar...more
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If you are looking for a book about the Holocaust and are looking for a book that is familiar to the diary of Anne frank, then this is the right book for you.
In this book the author talks about her life in a ghetto and a concentration camp Czechoslovakia.The author, Inge Auebacher, was a Jew during the Holocaust and explains to us about her journey during the time of the holocaust and what life was like. Inge tells us in the book that her camp had dirty and muddy floors, the food they had was d...more
In this book the author talks about her life in a ghetto and a concentration camp Czechoslovakia.The author, Inge Auebacher, was a Jew during the Holocaust and explains to us about her journey during the time of the holocaust and what life was like. Inge tells us in the book that her camp had dirty and muddy floors, the food they had was d...more
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 Kristallnacht (N...more
Inge was just three on the night of Kristallnacht (N...more
In this book the author talks about her life in a ghetto and a concentration camp, Czechoslovakia. Since the author is a cultural insider the whole story is true. The author, Inge Auebacher, was a Jew during the Holocaust and tells us some of her background and what life was like. She say that the floors were dirt and muddy, the food they had was a disgusting soup and potatoes. I think the story is very well thought out because the author starts with how this all started and goes through telling...more
Inge Auerbacher came to Clarksburg, MA. school to speak on her experiences. The 8th grade studies the Holocaust every year and they have different speakers come. Before Inge spoke, I had the chance to read her book. A quick read but very well done. It is her story of several years in Terezin concentration camp. Her families hardships, along with others. The lack of food, no birthday celebrations. The International Red Cross heard of mass murders and wanted to see a camp. The Nazis chose Terezin....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
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I Am a Star is a non-fiction book about Inge Auerbacher, a Jewish girl who gets captured and sent to a concentration camp. She has faced death and escaped death too. This book was very unique with the original pictures of her art that was very accurate with the scenes that she wrote about. I thought that this book was great because you got to read something that actually turned out to be something good. This book is a must read if you just like to have a quick read and a lesson learned.
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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 books in the genr...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 books in the genr...more
Mar 13, 2012
Tess B
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In I Am a Star Inge Auerbacher recalls her experience as camp Terezin while sharing other details from the Holocaust. The book was very informative and Inge's story is told clearly. The the pictures and poems in the book portray camp life, and its difficulties and confusion. The theme of losing is present in many instances, such as the times she lost her grandparents, home and possessions to the the Nazis. Inge puts a lot of emphasis on strangers, but did not give much any information on close...more
I Am A Star is about the author, Inge Auerbacher's survival from the Holocaust.
It is the story about a sad twisted truth of what really happened in those concentration camps back in 1933 because of the rise of Adolf Hitler - the rise of the most sadistic man that could have ever lived. What Adolf Hitler did was inhuman. I just can not, for the life of me, understand how NATIONS could stand by and let something like this happen. How someone could stand and watch one man rise to power with such h...more
It is the story about a sad twisted truth of what really happened in those concentration camps back in 1933 because of the rise of Adolf Hitler - the rise of the most sadistic man that could have ever lived. What Adolf Hitler did was inhuman. I just can not, for the life of me, understand how NATIONS could stand by and let something like this happen. How someone could stand and watch one man rise to power with such h...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 child w...more
Most books I've read have been about the conditions in the concentration camps so it was interesting to read books about a "ghetto" if it would even be considered that.
I enjoyed the book and as always it broke my heart to hear About what they had to go through.
I enjoyed the short history lesson at the beginning. I think it helps give the reader a better understanding off some of the events that lead up to this family's struggles and abuse.
I would definitely recommend this book.
I enjoyed the book and as always it broke my heart to hear About what they had to go through.
I enjoyed the short history lesson at the beginning. I think it helps give the reader a better understanding off some of the events that lead up to this family's struggles and abuse.
I would definitely recommend this book.
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.
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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.
This book is about the story of the Jewish author’s, Inge Auerbacher, life during the Holocaust. She was living in Germany when she was transported to a constetration camp in Czechoslovakia. There, she experienced some of the most horric acts of humanity. This was a vivid story about what life was like in concentration camps. It was sad story, but showed the resiliance people can have after tragect events. Photophaphs of the camp and the personal life of Inge added to the mood and theme. This is...more
I only read this because Isaac did and asked me to. It is good for what it is - a personal account of a holocaust survivor with some basic history. I cannot bear any more WWII reading, but this is a good and very basic intro.
I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust is an autobiography of Inge Auerbacher's life. Throughout the book there are poems about the Holocaust and pictures showing the different places that she was taken to. out of about 4,000 children Inge and 100 others were the only ones to survive. She wrote this book to share her experiences with everyone who wants to know more about what it was like for children to live during the Holocaust. During the book she tells about how sometimes a smell or a picture ca...more
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.
Aug 08, 2011
Sandi Adams
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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
I think that this was a good book.
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One of my favorite books.
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