Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott
A forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this "beautifully told true story about brave young women who refused to be victims and walked out of Auschwitz with their heads unbowed" (School Library Journal).An act of defiance.
A statement of hope.
A crime punishable by death.
Making a birthday card in Auschwitz was all of those things. But that is what Zlatka did, in 1944, for her best friend, Fania. She stole and bartered for paper and scissors, secretly creating an origami heart. Then she passed it to every girl at the work tables to sign with their hopes and wishes for happiness, for love, and most of all--for freedom.
Fania knew what that heart meant, for herself and all the other girls. And she kept it hidden, through the bitter days in the camp and through the death marches. She kept it always.
This novel is based on the true story of Fania and Zlatka, the story of the bond that helped them both to hope for the best in the face of the worst. Their heart is one of the few objects created in Auschwitz, and can be seen today in the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.
Meg Wiviott was born and raised in New Jersey. She studied in history at the University of Wisconsin and went on to Northwestern University for her master's degree in education. She is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Meg and her husband live in New Jersey with their two grown children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781481439848 |
| ISBN 10 | 1481439847 |
| Title | Paper Hearts |
| Author | Meg Wiviott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Margaret K. McElderry Books |
| Year published | 2016-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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