{"id":44704,"date":"2022-07-01T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=44704"},"modified":"2022-06-27T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T19:31:38","slug":"online-reading-challenge-july-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-july-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge – July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hello and welcome to the July edition of the Online Reading Challenge!<\/p>\n

This month our theme is about the Holocaust and those who survived. Living through this terrible, dark time is pretty much unimaginable to those of us that were not touched by it’s horrors. Simply reading about the Holocaust is difficult, but I think it’s important that we do read about it and never forget how terrible events can happen. We must always be vigilant so that this never happens again, a job that is neverending.<\/p>\n

This month’s main title is We Were the Lucky Ones<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Georgia Hunter.<\/p>\n

An extraordinary, propulsive novel based on\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0true story of a family of Polish Jews who scatter at\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0start of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Second World War, determined to survive, and to reunite. It is\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0spring of 1939, and three generations of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0shadow of war grows ever closer.\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0talk around\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0increasing hardships facing Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Kurc family will be flung to\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0far corners of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0earth, each desperately trying to chart his or her own path toward safety.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also available as an ebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alternate titles are:<\/p>\n

The Tattooist of Auschwitz<\/strong><\/a> by Heather Morris<\/p>\n

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0concentration camps at\u00a0Auschwitz<\/span>-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Ta\u0308towierer (the<\/span>\u00a0German word for\u00a0tattooist<\/span>), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for more than two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism–but also incredible acts\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0bravery and compassion.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also available as an ebook<\/strong><\/a>, e-audiobook<\/strong><\/a> and Large Print<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Last Train to London<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Meg Waite Clayton<\/p>\n

Truus Wijsmuller, a member of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Dutch resistance, risks her life smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi Germany\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0nations that will take them. It is a mission that becomes even more dangerous after\u00a0the<\/span> Anschluss – Hitler’s annexation of Austria – as, across Europe, countries close their borders to<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0growing number of refugees desperate\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0escape. Tante Truus, as she is known, is determined\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0save as many children as she can.<\/em><\/p>\n

Night<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Eli Wiesel<\/p>\n

Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie\u00a0Wiesel<\/span> was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. This book is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel’s<\/span>\u00a0memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also available as an e-audiobook<\/strong><\/a> and as a book-on-cd<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Look for these books and many others on display at each of our buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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