Mandy Perret
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Ruta Sepetys:
As a teacher, I find the history of the Holocaust and important topic to cover. I have used your book Between Shades of Gray. I am wondering if you could please share some resources about Latvian Jews affected by the Holocaust that I could use with my high school students? Through my personal studies, I have learned the more questions you answer about the Holocaust, the more questions arise.
Ruta Sepetys
Dear Mandy,
Thank you for this great question. "The Earth Is Singing" by Vanessa Curtis is a book about a Latvian girl during the Holocaust. Also, "We Were Here" by Ellen Cassedy describes the the Holocaust in the Baltics.
Hope those are helpful!
Thank you for this great question. "The Earth Is Singing" by Vanessa Curtis is a book about a Latvian girl during the Holocaust. Also, "We Were Here" by Ellen Cassedy describes the the Holocaust in the Baltics.
Hope those are helpful!
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