Book Review Librarian Of Auschwitz

Librarian Of Auschwitz
By Antonio Iturbe

Do books about war, courage and hope  interest you? If they do this is the book for you. This book is about the courage and experience of Dita Kraus.

The Librarian Of Auschwitz is set in Auschwitz Poland Europe,  in a concentration camp run by the German Nazis. Later on in the story many people including Dita  proceed to move to another camp in Hamburg.

Dita Kraus is the main character.  Dita is 14 year years old and, along with her family and many other Jewish families, she was captured and forced into the concentration camp. Fredy Hirsch is another main character. He is the Jewish leader, but he was also captured. Fredy helps Dita to keep the library a  secret.

Dita is very independent and does things on her own but sometimes with the help of other characters. She is kind and intelligent because she thinks about things carefully and she helps other people.

Her family was put in a camp instead of being sent to gas chambers. Dita was put in charge of looking after eight ancient books, in a secret library,  hidden from the camp guards, as books were prohibited. Running a school in the camp is also risky and they must keep it a secret, because the guards are watching their every move.
Things get more hectic when thousands more people join the camp. 

The Librarian Of Auchsiwtz reminds me of Refugee by Alan Gratz because it’s also about war, and courage because a young girl must travel in a homemade boat across the open ocean. 

I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend The Librarian of Auchsiwtz to children 12+. I enjoyed this book because it was full  of action from the very start.