{"product_id":"tapestry-of-hope-isbn-9780887766381","title":"Tapestry of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Honor Book award in the 2003 Society of School Librarians International Awards program\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected as a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association as one of the PSLA YA Top Forty Nonfiction Titles 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTapestry of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary anthology of writing about the Holocaust for young people. Irene N. Watts and Lillian Boraks-Nemetz have gathered well-known published writing and new first-person accounts, to reveal the heartbreak, courage, and hope that define one of history’s darkest hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe editors present writing about hiding from the Nazis, life in the ghetto, resistance, the camps, escape, survival, and life after the Holocaust. Selections include poetry, prose, and first-hand accounts such as Andre Stein’s \u003ci\u003eHidden Children\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Kuper’s \u003ci\u003eChild of the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Shermon’s \u003ci\u003eA Blessing in Disguise\u003c\/i\u003e,  Kathy Kacer’s \u003ci\u003eGaby’s Dresser\u003c\/i\u003e, Eva Wiseman’s \u003ci\u003eMy Canary Yellow Star\u003c\/i\u003e, Leonard Cohen’s \u003ci\u003eAll There is to Know about Adolph Eichmann\u003c\/i\u003e, Jean Little writing about Anne Frank, Karen Levine’s \u003ci\u003eHannah’s Suitcase,\u003c\/i\u003e and many others.“\u003ci\u003eTapestry of Hope \u003c\/i\u003eis an important reference work for teachers of the Holocaust in secondary schools and colleges…this anthology is a complex answer to the often-asked question: Why did so many survivors of the Holocaust wait so long before telling their stories?”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“…a timely addition to Holocaust resources.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“…very useful in a classroom situation when teaching about the Holocaust because a teacher has a large number of excerpts from which to choose… \u003ci\u003eTapestry of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e has good educational value for both a history and a language arts program. Highly Recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene N. Watts\u003c\/b\u003e is a storyteller, playwright, drama consultant, and director who has worked throughout Canada and Europe. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGood-bye Marianne\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRemember Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinding Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e, about the Kindertransport. Irene N. Watts lives in Vancouver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLillian Boraks-Nemetz\u003c\/b\u003e is a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto. Her experiences are reflected in her poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eGhost Children,\u003c\/i\u003e and in her Slava Trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Brown Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunflower Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lenski File\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Vancouver.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301334929637,"sku":"NP9780887766381","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780887766381.jpg?v=1767737796","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tapestry-of-hope-isbn-9780887766381","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}