librarianryan 's review for:

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

 
If you want a good historical story, one that tells the truth and makes you cry you need to read this book. This follows a little girl and her mom who takeoff their stars of David and learn a new game with the rosary. And while it’s always treated as a game it is actually a device to save lives. This little girl was hidden in a convent with other children so that way she could survive the Holocaust. It sucks that the story has to exist however it’s an important story, one that needs to be shared. At the end of the book there is the usual stuff discussion questions etc. Also included is a story about a school in Tennessee that was trying to visualize 6 million deaths by collecting paper clips.  Tt became a large project and it’s now an actual historical site with stories from real survivors of the Holocaust.   This book is fantastic but I hate that it has to exist.