On the heels of Martin Luther King Jr. day comes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. During these last few weeks, our country and our world has stopped to remember the injustices that occurred, the lives that were lost, and the lessons we have learned.
Recently, my class has been reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, a story of a young girl who faces her worst fears for the sake of her Jewish friends. We have been mulling over the idea of courage . . . what does it mean to have courage? Can we be sure that we have courage until we are faced with a scary circumstance? How can others help us to have courage?
Tomorrow, take a moment to with your children to stop, read, and reflect on the lives of brave men, women, and children who suffered and fought during the Holocaust. What does courage mean to them?
Take note. These topics are deep and sometimes triggering. Please preview each book before you read to make sure it is the right fit for your children.

by Patricia Polacco

by Jo Hoestlandt

by Kathy Kacer

To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis
by Kathy Kacer

by Eve Bunting

by David Adler

by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen

by Roberty Innocenti

by Jennifer Elvgren

by Carmen Agra Deedy

Benno and the Night of Broken Glass
by Meg Wiviott

by Kathy Clark

by Tony Johnston

by Kathy Kacer

by Karen Levine

by Iris Argaman

by Kathy Kacer

by Lois Lowry

by Jennifer Roy

Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust
by Eve Bunting
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