A review by missmadamemoon
Rose Blanche by Roberto Gallaz

4.0

Another banned book. This one is about a young German girl during WWII. She starts sneaking food to people in a concentration camp. I think it's appropriate for the intended 9-12 age group. I was actually quite shocked with the ending. When the "enemies" are killed, she too is shot and dies. All of this is off page and strongly implied. I imagine this would be quite startling, if not confusing, to a young reader. Certainly no reason to ban it though. Like most meaningful books, it needs to be discussed with the children that read it. Overall, it's a really beautiful story about compassion.