Anything to do with the Holocaust astounds me which is why a coworker found this and recommended it to me. What a fast, engaging read! Granted, it is meant for children, but I don't typically expect to get through a 130 page book in 45 minutes! The book itself takes excerpts from the author's mother's poetry book when she was 12 living in Hamburg, Germany during the time when Jews were starting to disappear overnight from their homes. Alongside the excerpts from the journal are collaborative thoughts about what was going on at that time period. If you liked the style of "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl", then this would be a logical choice to check out. This book is about a gIrl named Jutta who lives in the late 1930s, which is around the time Hitler was in power. Fearing for their lives, her family and her get tickets to America. Jutta feels a mix of emotions when leaving; she feels sadness to see herself leave what she has always called home, hope for the future, and joy to leave the Nazis.I liked learning from this perspective. I also loved that the book was written in a journal where all of her friends write goodbye notes and advice and then she explains how she feels about the note. I would recommend this book to everyone! I only gave this book four out of five stars because it was a little boring. Overall great book!!!
What do You think about The Year Of Goodbye (2010)?
Moving and vivid. I'd like to see this used in schools with THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.
—cena
Non-fiction book made up of authors' mothers diary & school/friends autograph book
—JuliaHochstein
I really like the book was just calling my name! :)
—laurenflorer
