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Grade 6-8-These books focus on important figures while giving historical accounts of the period. Bayer tells of Wiesel's horrific experiences in the concentration camps, his struggle to save his father's life as well as his own, and his continuing efforts "to bear witness" to persecution and injustice throughout the world. He writes and speaks to prevent the world from forgetting and possibly repeating this kind of genocide. Bayer's absorbing style gives a distinct picture to her subject. It's an unfortunate oversight that names such as Hitler and Stalin are introduced without identification, but overall this informative account is accessible to its target audience. Schindler risked his life in order to help persecuted Jews. Essentially a businessman interested in money and having a good time, he was an enigmatic figure whose heroism could not have been foreseen. A member of the Nazi party, he is credited with saving over 1000 Jews from Nazi atrocities. Unfortunately, Roberts's style is unclear and lacks focus. At times new facts are introduced without background information to make them understandable. Jack L. Roberts's Oskar Schindler (Lucent, 1996) is better organized and more clearly written.Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Describes the life of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, and recipient of the Nobel Prize.

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Describes the life of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, and recipient of the Nobel Prize.

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On a Tuesday in 1944, a teenager named Elie Wiesel arrived at Auschwitz along with the rest of his family. As they queued up, a selection process occurred and male and female prisoners were divided. Elie looked to his right and observed his mother and sister. Years later in his slim yet marvelous book entitled Night, Wiesel recounts this experience, "I saw them disappear into the distance; my mother was stroking my sister's hair, as though to protect her, while I walked on with my father and the other men. And I did not know that in that place, at that moment, I was parting from my mother and Tsiporah forever." Elie Wiesel survived the death camps yet his parents and sister did not. These terrible experiences drew Wiesel to a memorable calling as an author. This well-constructed and moving biography traces Wiesel's travails and contributions. A Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Elie Wiesel's life and work stand as monuments to all Holocaust victims and survivors. A champion for peace, compassion and humanity, Elie Wiesel is a proud example for us all. This illustrated study, which is one chapter in the "Holocaust Biographies" series, tells Wiesel's life story with thoroughness and empathy. 2000, The Rosen Publishing Group, $19.95. Ages 10 up. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck

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