The Diary of Laura's Twin by Kathy Kacer
Laura has just three weeks to go before her Jewish coming of age ceremony, called a Bat Mitzvah, when she is assigned a special project. She is to read the diary of Sara Gittler, a young girl her own age who was imprisoned by the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Sara never had the chance to celebrate her coming of age, so Laura is to learn about Sara's life and then share her Bat Mitzvah with her twin by speaking of her at the ceremony. Reluctant to undertake the project at first, Laura quickly becomes caught up by Sara's struggle to survive. Sara's diary unfolds with the details of her daily life in the ghetto, a world full of fear, confusion, tragedy and, above all, courage. From Sara's brave story in the past, Laura learns how to find her own courage to confront the possibility of a friend's current involvement in the desecration of a Jewish cemetery.
Kathy Kacer's writing has earned her numerous prizes, including the Silver Birch, Red Maple, Hackmatack, and the American Jewish Library Association Award. The Secret of Gabi's Dresser, the first book in Second Story Publications' Holocaust Memory Series, was published in 1999. She's written four more books in the series since then. Kacer, a former psychologist who worked with problematic teenagers, now writes for young readers about the Holocaust and speaks about it across the country. Kacer and her family live in Toronto.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781897187395 |
| ISBN 10 | 1897187394 |
| Title | The Diary of Laura's Twin |
| Author | Kathy Kacer |
| Series | Holocaust Remembrance Series For Young Readers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Second Story Press |
| Year published | 2008-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |