Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
This award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase.In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education center in Tokyo, received an empty suitcase from the museum at Auschwitz. On the outside, in white paint, were the words Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan. Fumiko and the children at the center were determined to find out who Hana was and what happened to her all those years ago, leading them to a startling and emotional discovery. The dual narrative intertwines Fumiko's international journey to find the truth about Hana Brady's fate with Hana's own compelling story of her life in a quiet Czech town, which is shattered by the arrival of the Nazis, tearing apart the family she loves. This suspense-filled work of investigative nonfiction draws in young readers and makes them active participants in the search for Hana's identity.
Praise for Hana's Suitcase
- Hana wanted to become a teacher, and surely through this little book her dream is being realized. --Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from his new foreword to Hana's Suitcase
- The account . . . is part history, part suspenseful mystery . . . with an incredible climactic revelation. --Booklist
Karen Levine has received numerous honors for her work in radio, including two prestigious Peabody Awards (Canada), one for the documentary Children of the Holocaust and the other for her work in television. Karen's CBC radio documentary, Hana's Suitcase, which aired on The Sunday Edition (Canada) and received the gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival, is the inspiration for this book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807531488 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807531480 |
| Title | Hana's Suitcase |
| Author | Karen Levine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Year published | 2003-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 111 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Special Recognition) 2002, Winner of Children's Book Committee Award (Nonfiction) 2004, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2007, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Elementary) 2006, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2005, Short-listed for Great Stone Face Book Award 2005 |
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