T4
By Ann Clare LeZotte
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008
108 pages (hardcover)
It is 1939. Paula Becker, thirteen years old
and deaf, lives with her family in a rural German town. As rumors swirl of
disabled children quietly disappearing, a priest comes to her family’s door
with an offer to shield Paula from an uncertain fate. When the sanctuary he
offers is fleeting, Paula needs to call upon all her strength to stay one step
ahead of the Nazis.
It’s
good because it really makes you realize how awful World War II was. It’s also
told entirely in poems. [I wouldn’t change] much. It serves its purpose to give
you a picture of how it wasn’t just bad for the Jews, but for other people
too.Yes, [I would recommend this book to middle schoolers] if you are
interested in World War II, but if not, it’s kind of short.
--Ella
K.
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