This breathtaking memoir tells the story of Dita Kraus, a Holocaust survivor and the real-life Librarian of Auschwitz.
Dita Kraus grew up in Prague in an intellectual, middle-class, Jewish family. She went to school, made Czech and German friends, and never understood herself as different—until the advent of the Holocaust. Torn from her home, Dita was sent to Auschwitz with her family.
From her time in the Children's Block of Auschwitz to her liberation from the camps and on into her adulthood, Dita's powerful memoir sheds light on an incredible life—one that is delayed no longer
Title alpha A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz
Category Biography High Plus
Pages Count 352
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Dita Kraus (1929– ). World War II (1939–1945). Jewish Holocaust (1939–1945). Holocaust survivors. Prague, Czech Republic. Concentration camps. Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Lexile HL960L
Trim Size 9" x 6"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-02-10
JLG Release Date Mar 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Biography High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Biography High Plus
Biography High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
This 14 book collections offers young adult readers fascinating biographies and compelling personal stories that provide a view into history or perspective on the issues of our times.
Crime: Punishment/Execution,Discrimination: Reference/Discussion,Discrimination: Religious,Discrimination: Sexism,Discrimination: Sexuality,Language: Moderate Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Gun Violence,Violence: Suicide,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War