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“The Germans Arrived

in June of 1941

the beginning of summer

when hope

should have

hung in blue-filled skies.

But hope burned away

in the heat of summer.

First came the yellow armbands

branding all us Jews.

Then came the fences

closing out the rest of the world.”

#Hearts
#LuckyInLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Better to die fighting
Then live doing just what you are told.

#3 i have read a lot if this book and its so good!! everything about this book is so realistic, it puts feelings into words i would of never thought of. its is first person alternating so Zlatka and Fania narrate the book. they are 2 very thoughtful and brave people with no fear of the nazi. the book genre is fiction, and i think would recommend it to people who like wwll books.

I just started this book on tuesday and i am only on page 15, but it is a real page turner already! the book got into action very fast. Zlatka is a teenage girl in 1941, her family is jewish and the war is tearing everybody apart. it started with yellow armbands basically branding the jewish. then it was the fences enclosing them from the rest of the world. (more in comments)

True story of 2 girls who become friends while in a concentration camp in WW2 Germany-heartbreaking. The paper hearts given to each other kept them close in the most #perilousplace a child could be. 💔

#augustabc

A novel told in verse based on the true story of several girls who banded together to survive Auschwitz. Beautiful writing. Extraordinary story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book 181/265 5/20/19
#yafiction

#Gratitude30 Day 26: The book is written in two voices: Zlatka and her friend Fania. Both girls are interned in Auschwitz and the reader gets to see the world through their eyes – from the #time that they were with their family, to the #time they were taken by German soldiers, their horrendous #time at the concentration camp, and their eventual emancipation when the Allied forces arrived. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-bks

Written in verse about the holocaust
3.5/5 stars

Apparently I own very little books with a shape in the title. This book, written in verse, tells the story of two girls in Auschwitz. Based on a true story, it is heartbreaking and devastating yet somehow the message of hope comes across clearly.

#junebookbugs #ashapeinthetitle #wwii

Based on true events, Paper Hearts tells of a friendship between two girls, Fania and Zlatka. While at Auschwitz, Zlatka, with the help of other girls, makes a paper heart for Fania for her birthday. The heart is on display at the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center.

The one problem with working in a library: on slow days in the Teen Lair, with all projects completed, and there are SO MANY books around that I can't read😭the urge to read is strong!!

A beautifully written novel in verse that describes the haunting reality of living at Auschwitz and the story of two girls who defied all odds. I would only recommend this to your most mature readers 💙 #teachersoflitsy #litsyAToZ

Holocaust books get me every time. A quick read since it's written in verse. It is based on real events. Though the story is named Paper Hearts I feel like the event which the book was based on should have gotten more mention in the story. Overall a good book about horrible events.

Do you ever get so consumed with a book that when you look up from the pages it takes you awhile to come back down to earth? This book did that for me. I'm not a fan of books written in verse but this book was so beautifully done that I didn't feel like I was reading poems. The story unfolds so naturally and the words are so vivid and just beautiful. This was based on true events and the strength of these girls is truly inspiring. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fans of The Book Thief -- you MUST read this!! This is the tale of two young girls, told in verse, who meet in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It's a quick read and so heart achingly beautiful. I am so grateful I gave this book a shot!

I have never read a book written in verse. I tend to stay away from them but I'm really enjoying this book.

This is one poem that's more abstract but the others pull the story together so nicely and it clicks.

Told in verse & based on actual people & events, Paper Hearts is a harrowing story of a few Jewish girls in Auschwitz. The devastation they witnessed & endured is made more powerful by the staccato & sometimes simplicity of the verses.

"What have we done
To deserve such abuse?"

"People knew.
People didn't,
wouldn't,
couldn't
believe."

#novelinverse #historicalfiction #WWII #ya #mademecry

One of the many reasons I love being a teacher is having access to monthly book orders.... I love owning books for every level of reader!!

I love books in verse, and this is verse at it's finest, with a story to match!

A beautiful story, told in verse, of a group of young women who survived the Holocaust.

Tuesday morning reading.