Grades
1 - 12
Powerful Books for Teaching the Holocaust
A curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books to help teach students in grades 1–12 about the Holocaust.
One of the most unimaginable tragedies of our time, the Holocaust can be a difficult subject to both teach and discuss.
The carefully curated books on this list can be used in a variety of ways to help students understand both the history and the cultural significance of this grave time period in human history. This list includes gripping first-person accounts from historical figures like Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel; moving stories of heroic rescues from both adult and children survivors; and award-winning, bestselling Holocaust fiction like Lois Lowry's Number the Stars and Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief.
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Marcel dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, but ever since Germany's occupation of France began two years ago, in 1940, the race has been canceled. Now there are soldiers everywhere, interrupting Marcel's rides with checkpoints and questioning. Then Marcel learns two big secrets, and he realizes there are worse things about the war than a canceled race.
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