Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project | 
My favorite book of May - and the entire year - was Life in a Jar, which I read with my IRL book club. Absolutely amazing true story. I am always recommending it to people.
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Here‘s how my bracket is shaping up:
January - The Godmothers
February - The Book of Lost Friends
March - Heartstone
April - West with Giraffes
May - Life in a Jar
pickA difficult, heart wrenching, but also inspiring book. A truly amazing story about a group of Kansas high school students and their research project about Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who helped save over 2500 Jewish children from the Nazis in WWII. At times, it is hard to believe this is a nonfiction book. Very well written. Lots to think & talk about. A good choice for book clubs, as long as everyone is aware of the potential triggers.
pickWhen a high school student in Kansas stumbles upon a small article about unsung heroes of the Holocaust, she didn‘t know she was about to change the world. With two of her classmates and their teacher, they began the Irena Sendler project to let the world know about the amazing woman who helped save 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto.
This fantastic book covers their project and also Sendler‘s activities during WWII.
Read with tissues. 😭♥️
My local library opened for the year yesterday. Picked up my haul. I love the library. What was your favorite book you read in 2020? While I read several excellent books, "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project" by Jack Mayer was one of my favorites. It shows the impact that one person can leave on this world and was nothing short of inspirational.
pickIt's the first day of the World Holocaust Forum and I happened to have just finished a book about the Holocaust. If you're unfamiliar with her story, Irena Sendler saved over 2500 children during the Holocaust. This is her story and how it all came to light after a Kansas high school project in 1999. ⠀
It serves as a great reminder that there can be heroism and decency in the darkest hours if we only decide to follow our hearts.
@Insightsintobooks True:
Sons and soldiers
Life in a Jar
One Step Ahead
Story of Irena Sendler
Irenas Children
Remember Us
Hiding in Plain Sight
Night
anything by Louis Zamperini
Kindertransports
Hidden
War and Genocide
Last Jew of Treblinka
Nuremberg Trials
#neverforget
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Day 11: #underratedread
This book alternates perspectives between Irena Sendler and 3 high school girls who created the history project that gave Sendler the recognition that she deserved. For those who don't know, Sendler was a social worker who helped save about 2,500 children from certain death during WWII. Without that Kansas school project, Sendler would probably still be one of many unrecognized heroes from WWII. #riotgrams @bookriot
Kansas teens discover the story of Irene Sendler who rescued babies and children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. Interestingly, during her escape from prison, Irena spent some time at the Warsaw Zoo with Jan and Antonia (The Zookeeper's Wife).
