A survivor of a Nazi death camp, Isabella Leitner has told her story for adults in two highly acclaimed autobiographies. Now, in eloquent text, she relates her experiences for younger readers. Isabella's story begins in the spring of 1944 when the Nazis invaded her Hungarian town and sent her and her family to concentration camps. She never saw her mother or youngest sister again. Leitner's direct approach enables children to comprehend a tragic historical period.
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A survivor of a Nazi death camp, Isabella Leitner has told her story for adults in two highly acclaimed autobiographies. Now, in eloquent text, she relates her experiences for younger readers. Isabella's story begins in the spring of 1944 when the Nazis invaded her Hungarian town and sent her and her family to concentration camps. She never saw her mother or youngest sister again. Leitner's direct approach enables children to comprehend a tragic historical period.
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