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, a newspaper reporter, and assistant to the mayor of a small city. In addition to editing GC4K, she is a regular columnist for SLJ, a contributing editor at ICv2, an editor at Smash Pages, and a writer for Publishers Weekly. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters. 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.