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by Karen Levine (Author)
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."
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
Author Biography
Karen Levine is the recipient of two Peabody Awards for her radio work. She originally produced Hana's Suitcase as a radio documentary that won a gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.3 x 8.9 x 7.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 05, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Hana's Suitcase
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 2
