Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

by Paul B. Janeczko

Book Overview

Paul B. Janeczko's stirring collection of poems goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there.

Hitler hailed Terez n (Theresienstadt) as a haven for artistic Jews, when in reality the Czech concentration camp was little more than a way station to the gas chambers. In his second book inspired by devastating history, acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko gives voice to this heartrending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763664650
• ISBN13: 9780763664657
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher