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Hana's Suitcase : the Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery

Author: Levine, Karen

Follett Number: 0960FX3
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2016
Format: vii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-10193-349-7
ISBN-10: 1-10193-349-6
LCCN: 2015-010595
Dewey: 940.53
Classifications: Nonfiction

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Subjects:
Brady, Hana
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Czech Republic Nove Mesto Na Morave
Ishioka, Fumiko
Jewish Children in the Holocaust Czech Republic Nove Mesto Na Morave
Nove Mesto Na Morave (Czech Republic)
Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center
Originally published in Canada by Second Story Press, Toronto, in 2002.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135). "A Japanese woman is determined to uncover the identity and destiny of the owner of a suitcase sent by a Holocaust museum. Her investigation takes her around the world before she finally solves the mystery, while using the journey to teach her students about the tragedy of the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
This award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase. In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education center in Tokyo, received an empty suitcase from the museum at Auschwitz. On the outside, in white paint, were the words "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan." Fumiko and the children at the center were determined to find out who Hana was and what happened to her all those years ago, leading them to a startling and emotional discovery. The dual narrative intertwines Fumiko's international journey to find the truth about Hana Brady's fate with Hana's own compelling story of her life in a quiet Czech town, which is shattered by the arrival of the Nazis, tearing apart the family she loves. This suspense-filled work of investigative nonfiction draws in young readers and makes them active participants in the search for Hana's identity. Praise for Hana's Suitcase * "Hana wanted to become a teacher, and surely through this little book her dream is being realized." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from his new foreword to Hana's Suitcase * "The account . . . is part history, part suspenseful mystery . . . with an incredible climactic revelation." --Booklist

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