Clara's War

From the Silver Birch Award-winning author of The Secret of Gabi's Dresser.

It's a dangerous time for thirteen-year-old Clara and her family. They have just been imprisoned in Terezin (Terezinstadt), a ghetto in a medieval town near Prague - which was built to show the world how "well" the Nazis were treating Jews during the Second World War. Here Clara encounters hunger, disease and filthy living conditions. Even worse is the constant threat of being deported to concentration camps where the possibility of death awaits her.

In the midst of the horror of these conditions, Clara still makes strong friendships and attends classes. Life in the ghetto takes an unusual turn for the young people when a children's opera, Brundibar, written by an inmate, allows them moments of joy and laughter. With a real escape being planned by Jacob, a family tragedy to confront, and an inspection tour by the Red Cross at hand, Clara has some life-challenging decisions to make. Inspired by real events.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 04/03/2001
ISBN: 9781896764429
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.48d
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Notable

Review Citations: Quill & Quire 05/01/2001 pg. 34
Multicultural Review 06/01/2002 pg. 101
School Library Journal 02/01/2002 pg. 134

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 51710 / Clara's War
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7