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Milkweed

Jerry Spinelli

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Feb 10, 2018 Laura rated it really liked it

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What a powerful book. 4.5 stars

It's so hard to imagine thousands of people being murdered because of the religion they choose to practice. However, as we read today's headlines, and we see people, many of whom are in positions of great power, vilifying all Muslims because some are extremist terrorists, honestly the extremist "Christians" running America right now are a whole lot scarier. Let's hope justice catches up to them, and soon.

WWII in Poland, young and old starving, doing what they have ...more

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Apr 01, 2011 mstan rated it it was ok

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So very disappointing. I have high expectations of Holocaust literature - or any literature based on real historical events. I don't want to read writing that exploits the significance of such events, manipulates the reader's emotions, offers nothing new, and by doing so, trivialises not just the event, but the value of literature.

I found this book rather 'Life is Beautiful'-like - moving for the person who is encountering the facts of the Holocaust for the first time and can still be shocked by ...more

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