Paper Hearts (paperback)
by Meg Wiviott
AR Level 4.3, 3 points
Paper Hearts is told from multiple perspectives, but both girls are similar, being Jewish, multi-lingual, and alone in a concentration camp. Both came from good families and lost their families to the Germans. They become friends and help each other through their time in Auschwitz.
What I liked about this book is it is another perspective of the Holocaust. If this is a time period we don’t want to be forgotten (lest we repeat history), books such as Paper Hearts will teach our children the horrors and hopelessness (or hopefulness) of the Holocaust. I also liked that it was written in prose.
What I didn’t like about this book was that it was kind of slow. I also felt like the 2 main characters whose perspectives the story was told from weren’t different enough to sound like individuals. In fact, the girls blended together, and I often didn’t know which girl I was reading about. Most of the time, in fact.
Book 37 of 40 (40 Book Challenge)
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