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The Cat With the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin Ela Stein matured between the ages of 11 and 15 when she was imprisoned in the Terezin concentration camp with other Czech Jews. In horrific conditions, Ela forged lifelong friendships with other girls from Room 28 of her barracks. Adults working with the children tried their best to lift the youngest prisoners' spirits. A children's opera called Brundibar was even performed, and Ela was chosen to play the pivotal role of the cat. With death and fear of transports to death camps a part of every day life, this unimaginable coming of age memoir is persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil. Ages 9-12. |
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