Theme: Jewish

Ten Old Men and a Mouse

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The synagogue was once a busy, bustling place, but now only ten old men come to tend it and pray each day. Then one day, a little scritch-scratch betrays the first new member in years: a tiny mouse who has taken up residence among the holy books. Of course, a trap must be set, but [...]

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The Big Lie: A True Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The author describes her experiences as a survivor of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.

Descriptors: Biography, Europe, Hungary, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Friedrich

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A young German boy recounts the fate of his best friend, a Jew, during the Nazi regime.

Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, who has been a landscape architect for more than sixty years, considers her profession “the art of the possible.” The description also applies to the very way this remarkable 86-year-old has lived her life. Playing in her grandmother’s garden as a child, Cornelia absorbed the beauty and importance of the natural world [...]

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