Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People Hardcover - 2003

From the jacket flap

Winner of the Honor Book award in the 2003 Society of School Librarians International Awards program
Selected as a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Selected by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association as one of the PSLA YA Top Forty Nonfiction Titles 2003
"Tapestry of Hope is an extraordinary anthology of writing about the Holocaust for young people. Irene N. Watts and Lillian Boraks-Nemetz have gathered well-known published writing and new first-person accounts, to reveal the heartbreak, courage, and hope that define one of history's darkest hours. The editors present writing about hiding from the Nazis, life in the ghetto, resistance, the camps, escape, survival, and life after the Holocaust. Selections include poetry, prose, and first-hand accounts such as Andre Stein's "Hidden Children, Jack Kuper's "Child of the Holocaust, Jason Shermon's "A Blessing in Disguise, Kathy Kacer's "Gaby's Dresser, Eva Wiseman's "My Canary Yellow Star, Leonard Cohen's "All There is to Know about Adolph Eichmann, Jean Little writing about Anne Frank, Karen Levine's "Hannah's Suitcase, and many others.

Media reviews

“Tapestry of Hope is an important reference work for teachers of the Holocaust in secondary schools and colleges…this anthology is a complex answer to the often-asked question: Why did so many survivors of the Holocaust wait so long before telling their stories?”
–The Globe and Mail

“…a timely addition to Holocaust resources.”
–Quill & Quire

“…very useful in a classroom situation when teaching about the Holocaust because a teacher has a large number of excerpts from which to choose… Tapestry of Hope has good educational value for both a history and a language arts program. Highly Recommended.”
–CM Magazine

Citations

• Booklist, 06/01/2003, Page 1758
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2003, Page 451
• Multicultural Review, 03/01/2004, Page 102
• Quill & Quire, 05/01/2003, Page 41
• School Library Journal, 08/01/2003, Page 170
• Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2003, Page 337