The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration Camp by James M. Deem is an intriguing and detailed look at a little-known concentration camp in Belgium. Deem has provided us with intensive and painstaking research into the atrocities that were committed there, such as guards putting out cigarettes on prisoners' backs, and the lives, both before, during, and after their imprisonment, of the victims that were subjected to the misery of Breendonk. This book will deepen anyone's understanding and grasp of the Holocaust, but it explores a weighty topic that may not be suitable for young children. The writing at times feels patched together and out of place, but this is obviously the fruit of lots of research and a lack of space to put that research. Deem's approach to exploring the heavy topic of the Holocaust is usually good, but the narrator sometimes seems nonchalant about something as terrible as the torture chamber. Overall, this book scores an A+ on research, a B- on writing, and a B+ on approach, but may not be suitable for younger children. Anyone mature enough who is interested in the Holocaust should read this book.