Hana's Suitcase
By Karen Levine
- Release Date: 2002-01-01
- Genre: History for Young Adults
Description
In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children's Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan from the Auschwitz museum in Germany. Fumiko Ishioka, the center's curator, was captivated by the writing on the outside that identified its owner: "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Waisenkind (the German word for orphan)." Children visiting the center asked: who was Hana Brady? What happened to her? Inspired by their curiosity and her own need to know, Fumiko began a year of detective work, scouring the world for clues. Her search led her from present-day Japan, Europe and North America back to 1938 Czechoslovakia to learn the story of Hana Brady, a fun-loving child with wonderful parents, a protective big brother, and a passion for ice skating, their happy life turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis.
Reviews
Hana's Suitcase
5By LarkSpringerWhat a wonderful heart wrenching story of real life... I shed more than a few tears reading this book...May we never forget this terrible time in history ...Hanna's Suitcase
5By Willijc0025Wow what a great book. A must read. We all need to read this to realize how blessed we are today. This happened not so long ago.Hana's Suitcase
5By carol mcdonnaI read this book to my fifth grade students last week. They loved the book. I also bought the video and showed that to them. The hope depicted made this unit of study end on a more positive note:)Hanna's suitcase
1By Ho ho hi hi ha haIt has to appeal to a very specific audience which is bad and I rued the book.Hana's suitcase
5By KR02It was a great book