After the War by Carol Matas

After the War

Carol Matas

133 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional sad fast-paced
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"Didn't the gas ovens finish you all off?" is the response that meets Ruth Mendenberg when she returns to her village in Poland after the liberation of Buchenwald at the end of World War II. Her entire family wiped out in the Holocaust, the fiftee...

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Moods

dark 50%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

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