The Librarian of Auschwitz | Preview
Today we have a preview for you of The Librarian of Auschwitz, adapted by Salva Rubio from Antonio Iturbe’s novel of the same name, with art by Loreto Aroca. The story is a fiction but based on the experiences of a real person, Dita Kraus. While the original was rated for grade 8 up by SLJ reviewers, the graphic novel is targeted at a middle-grade audience, grades 3-7. The graphic novel will be published by Henry Holt on January 3, 2023, but we have a preview for you today.
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About Brigid Alverson
Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.
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Love this moving excerpt. The drawings are beautiful. I appreciate the reminder of the reality of what happened in the camps in WWII.