Ruth and the night of broken glass : a World War II survival story /
Berne, Emma Carlson, 1979-
Ruth and the night of broken glass : a World War II survival story / Ruth & the night of broken glass by Emma Carlson Berne ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth. - 103 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm. - Girls survive .
In November 1938, young Ruth Block is a Jewish girl in Frankfurt Germany, trying to cope with the ever tightening noose of Nazi oppression; her father's stationery store has been shut down, and her school closed; then one night her family's apartment is broken into, and her father is dragged out, arrested, and taken to a concentration camp--and it becomes clear that if Ruth and her best friend Miriam are going to survive they must somehow get out of Germany, even if it means leaving their parents behind. Includes nonfiction back matter, a glossary and discussion questions.
4.4 3-6 570L Lexile W Fountas
9781496583871 9781496584496 149658449X 1496583876
2019008757
Kristallnacht, 1938--Juvenile fiction.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--Juvenile fiction.
Jewish girls--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.
Kristallnacht, 1938--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Fiction.
Jewish girls--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Juvenile fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
PZ7.B7576 / Ru 2020
F BER
Ruth and the night of broken glass : a World War II survival story / Ruth & the night of broken glass by Emma Carlson Berne ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth. - 103 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm. - Girls survive .
In November 1938, young Ruth Block is a Jewish girl in Frankfurt Germany, trying to cope with the ever tightening noose of Nazi oppression; her father's stationery store has been shut down, and her school closed; then one night her family's apartment is broken into, and her father is dragged out, arrested, and taken to a concentration camp--and it becomes clear that if Ruth and her best friend Miriam are going to survive they must somehow get out of Germany, even if it means leaving their parents behind. Includes nonfiction back matter, a glossary and discussion questions.
4.4 3-6 570L Lexile W Fountas
9781496583871 9781496584496 149658449X 1496583876
2019008757
Kristallnacht, 1938--Juvenile fiction.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--Juvenile fiction.
Jewish girls--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.
Kristallnacht, 1938--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Fiction.
Jewish girls--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Juvenile fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
PZ7.B7576 / Ru 2020
F BER