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Literature Circle Option: Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan is a thrilling tale of how the
children of Norway helped save their countrys wealth during its Nazi Occupation. The story is filled
with ingenuity, compassion and stories of courage.
McSwigan, M., & LaBlanc, A. (1958). Snow treasure. New York: Scholastic.
Reading Difficulty: Easy
This story provides a Norwegian perspective as well as how a countrys economy and consequently the
people of the country were affected by the German occupation.
Literature Circle Option: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is a two part story, first of
which chronicles a young womans captivity by the Gestapo and the second of which describes the
turbulent experience of her best friend caught behind enemy lines.
Wein, E. (2012). Code Name Verity. New York: Hyperion.
Reading Difficulty: Hard
This book will make students question how far they would go to help a friend in need.
Literature Circle Option: The Boy in the
Striped Pajamas by John Boyne chronicles the
story of a young German boy who makes a friend
behind a fence when his Nazi father is stationed outside
of Krakow.
Boyne, J. (2006). The boy in the striped pajamas: A fable.
Oxford: David Fickling Books.
Reading Difficulty: Easy
This story tells about the wars monstrosities from a
childs perspective, and in the end will make students
question when hatred is developed.
Literature Circle Option: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is the real diary of a young girl
from the Netherlands who hid for two years from the Nazi Gestapo and who later died in Bergen-Bergen.
Frank, A. (1993). Anne Frank: The diary of a young girl. New York: Bantam Books.
Reading Difficulty: Moderate
This diary gives a real life account of how some families tried to survive the war by hiding from the roundups.
The story also chronicles the price that those who dared to help paid when they were found out.
Video Segment Option: TED TALK: The Power of
Words is an interesting short film that poses the
question of what effect last words have in the context
of an Auschwitz survivor.
Zander, B. (2008). Lessons from Auschwitz: The
power of our words - Benjamin Zander. Retrieved
from http://ed.ted.com/lessons/lessons-fromauschwitz-the-power-of-our-words-benjamin-zander
This video provides an insight into relationships of
both friendship and family and last words power in a
time of frequent death and separation.