| The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration Camp Contributor(s): Deem, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544096649 ISBN-13: 9780544096646 Publisher: Clarion Books
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Europe - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2015010722 |
| Age Level: 14-UP |
| Grade Level: 9-UP |
| Lexile Measure: 1100(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.90 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Benelux - Holiday - Veteran's Day |
| Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2015 pg. 35 Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2015 pg. 155 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 132 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 175218 Reading Level: 8.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fort Breendonk was built in the early 1900s to protect Antwerp, Belgium, from possible German invasion. Damaged at the start of World War I, it fell into disrepair . . . until the Nazis took it over after their invasion of Belgium in 1940. Never designated an official concentration camp by the SS and instead labeled a "reception" camp where prisoners were held until they were either released or transported, Breendonk was no less brutal. About 3,600 prisoners were held there--just over half of them survived. As one prisoner put it, "I would prefer to spend nineteen months at Buchenwald than nineteen days at Breendonk." With access to the camp and its archives and with rare photos and artwork, James M. Deem pieces together the story of the camp by telling the stories of its victims--Jews, communists, resistance fighters, and common criminals--for the first time in an English-language publication. Leon Nolis's haunting photography of the camp today accompanies the wide range of archival images. The story of Breendonk is one you will never forget. |
Contributor Bio(s): Deem, James M.: - James M. Deem is the author of numerous books for young readers, including 3 NB of Julian Drew, Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Rediscovery of the Past, and Faces From the Past. Mr. Deem lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona. |
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