Helga’s Diary: A Young Girl’s Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
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Helga’s Diary: A Young Girl’s Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
 
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Author: Helga Weiss

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Categories Holocaust 
Grades: High School (9-12) 

Translated by Neil Bermel

Cemented in a brick wall and miraculously retrieved after the war, Helga's real-life diary depicts her experiences in Terezin. With updated with family photos, footnotes, recollections, Helga's childhood drawings, journal entries, and diagrams, the bravery of a young girl during such a perilous time is illuminated.




 *This book was awarded the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best in Jewish literature for children and teens each year.

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