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A review by emilyrose72
Mara's Stories: Glimmers in the Darkness by Gary D. Schmidt
4.0
GARY D. SCHMIDT
This is a collection of stories from the Holocaust. Most of the stories are folktale, or a combination of tales, and a combination of truth. It's a great read to learn about the culture, thoughts, feelings, and experiences of Jews during WWII. They're sad by nature, but they are also inspiring stories, as many of them are stories about Rabbis who kept their faith. It is a unique telling of the Holocaust and the Jewish culture, and would be appropriate for any age to read, but I can see this being for middle grade students.
This is a collection of stories from the Holocaust. Most of the stories are folktale, or a combination of tales, and a combination of truth. It's a great read to learn about the culture, thoughts, feelings, and experiences of Jews during WWII. They're sad by nature, but they are also inspiring stories, as many of them are stories about Rabbis who kept their faith. It is a unique telling of the Holocaust and the Jewish culture, and would be appropriate for any age to read, but I can see this being for middle grade students.