--- product_id: 104409905 title: "The Librarian of Auschwitz" price: "NT$785" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/104409905-the-librarian-of-auschwitz store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # The Librarian of Auschwitz **Price:** NT$785 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Librarian of Auschwitz - **How much does it cost?** NT$785 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/104409905-the-librarian-of-auschwitz) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope. This title has Common Core connections. Godwin Books Review: This book does a great job of capturing the feelings of the prisoners - First book of 2018!!! And why I decided to pick a book that would pull my heart out of my chest and stomp on it, I’ll never know! I got this book for Christmas and I couldn’t wait to pick it up. The cover is gorgeous, its based on a true story, and its all about books. As much as I’ve studied the Holocaust and Auschwitz, I don’t think I’ve ever read about the family camp or the children’s school. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve read an account of day to day life in Auschwitz, other than the constant stream into the gas chambers. This book does a great job of capturing the feelings of the prisoners. In other accounts, it seems that all you can feel is the fear and despair. But in The Librarian, there’s a sense of hope that never seems to be extinguished. Dr. Mengele could easily fit in as the villain in any horror story and be completely believable and terror-inducing. Yet Dita refuses to be cowed. Fredy, instead of looking out for his own interests and well-being like most leaders of that time did, successfully ran a school for hundreds of kids, in the middle of the most deadly extermination camp the Nazis ever set up! How our youth of today manage to “survive” in this world of mean, offensive people, I’ll never know! *cough*sarcasm*cough* There were so many feelings in this book! I was inspired, heartbroken, excited, scared, frustrated, angry . . . I thought I was going to burst. This is another fiction book that reads like non-fiction. Iturbe researched extensively and spent a lot of time with Dita before writing. The Postscript was actually my favorite part of the whole book because it was wonderful to hear about what kind of person Dita grew up to be. Pretty sure she is my new hero and will remain in that position forever! I would save this for slightly older teens, keep it in high school classrooms and libraries. But every single high school history teacher should have this book on their shelves. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys historical fiction, history, or just an inspiring story. I would also suggest that every single high schooler read this book. An easy 5 stars! “Books are extremely dangerous; they make people think.” Review: Based on a True Story—some possible spoilers - Well-done! The evil seeps into the people. The neighborhood hairdresser becomes a Nazi executioner. The fear is overwhelming. Jewish camp doctors do something in the belief it will stop an atrocity, but in the process kill one of their own. The will to live is remarkable. Dita has an indomitable spirit. My favorite quote: “Culture isn’t necessary for the survival of mankind; for that, you only need bread and water. It’s also true that with bread to eat and water to drink, humans survive; but with only this, humanity dies.” P. 408 Connection to today: the immigrant detention camps, in this country and others, are not too far removed from the first steps taken by the Nazis. People are living in inhumane, crowded, conditions. “In the barrack to which Dita, her mother, and about fifty other women have been assigned, there’s no dinner, no beds, and the blankets smell of urine. They have to sleep on the wooden floor, and there’s barely any room for them, not even on the floor.” That’s actually on page 369, 87% of the way into the story. It sounds too similar to descriptions of the cells at our border. I saw a video of a Proud Boy (I think) crawling into a dog crate, and pretending to be an immigrant child calling for help. He was obscene. That was yesterday, July 4th, 2019. Is he what we are becoming? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #74,728 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #2 in Teen & Young Adult Books & Libraries Fiction eBooks #7 in Teen & Young Adult Holocaust Historical Fiction eBooks #11 in Teen & Young Adult Holocaust Historical Fiction | ## Images ![The Librarian of Auschwitz - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1MD9rpyl3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book does a great job of capturing the feelings of the prisoners *by I***T on January 16, 2018* First book of 2018!!! And why I decided to pick a book that would pull my heart out of my chest and stomp on it, I’ll never know! I got this book for Christmas and I couldn’t wait to pick it up. The cover is gorgeous, its based on a true story, and its all about books. As much as I’ve studied the Holocaust and Auschwitz, I don’t think I’ve ever read about the family camp or the children’s school. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve read an account of day to day life in Auschwitz, other than the constant stream into the gas chambers. This book does a great job of capturing the feelings of the prisoners. In other accounts, it seems that all you can feel is the fear and despair. But in The Librarian, there’s a sense of hope that never seems to be extinguished. Dr. Mengele could easily fit in as the villain in any horror story and be completely believable and terror-inducing. Yet Dita refuses to be cowed. Fredy, instead of looking out for his own interests and well-being like most leaders of that time did, successfully ran a school for hundreds of kids, in the middle of the most deadly extermination camp the Nazis ever set up! How our youth of today manage to “survive” in this world of mean, offensive people, I’ll never know! *cough*sarcasm*cough* There were so many feelings in this book! I was inspired, heartbroken, excited, scared, frustrated, angry . . . I thought I was going to burst. This is another fiction book that reads like non-fiction. Iturbe researched extensively and spent a lot of time with Dita before writing. The Postscript was actually my favorite part of the whole book because it was wonderful to hear about what kind of person Dita grew up to be. Pretty sure she is my new hero and will remain in that position forever! I would save this for slightly older teens, keep it in high school classrooms and libraries. But every single high school history teacher should have this book on their shelves. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys historical fiction, history, or just an inspiring story. I would also suggest that every single high schooler read this book. An easy 5 stars! “Books are extremely dangerous; they make people think.” ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on a True Story—some possible spoilers *by L***S on July 5, 2019* Well-done! The evil seeps into the people. The neighborhood hairdresser becomes a Nazi executioner. The fear is overwhelming. Jewish camp doctors do something in the belief it will stop an atrocity, but in the process kill one of their own. The will to live is remarkable. Dita has an indomitable spirit. My favorite quote: “Culture isn’t necessary for the survival of mankind; for that, you only need bread and water. It’s also true that with bread to eat and water to drink, humans survive; but with only this, humanity dies.” P. 408 Connection to today: the immigrant detention camps, in this country and others, are not too far removed from the first steps taken by the Nazis. People are living in inhumane, crowded, conditions. “In the barrack to which Dita, her mother, and about fifty other women have been assigned, there’s no dinner, no beds, and the blankets smell of urine. They have to sleep on the wooden floor, and there’s barely any room for them, not even on the floor.” That’s actually on page 369, 87% of the way into the story. It sounds too similar to descriptions of the cells at our border. I saw a video of a Proud Boy (I think) crawling into a dog crate, and pretending to be an immigrant child calling for help. He was obscene. That was yesterday, July 4th, 2019. Is he what we are becoming? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Addition to the YA Holocaust Lit Genre *by H***Y on September 9, 2018* This was a great story based on a real person whom the author was able to meet at one point. When you think of these young teenagers in a setting like Auschwitz and how much older they really had to be, it’s a heartbreak on to of the already soul-crushing events of the Holocaust. The story sometimes moves a little slowly, but since it’s not entirely fiction, some of the small details were probably important to include. 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