The cat with the yellow star
Coming of Age in Terezin
by Susan Goldman Rubin
Reading Level 5 Intense (Lvl 4)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
At just eleven years old, Ela Stein faces unimaginable hardships when she is sent to the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. Amidst fear, loss, and harsh conditions, Ela finds courage and friendship, even taking part in a children’s opera to keep hope alive. Her story reveals the strength of the human spirit in the darkest of times.
Representation & Themes
HolocaustComing of AgeFriendshipHistoricalJewish HistorySurvival
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 4 — Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Loss & Grief Fear & Anxiety War & Conflict Illness & Injury
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0823418316
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Published
- 2006
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 5,878
Genres
Juvenile Nonfiction
Subjects
Weissberger, ElaJewish children in the Holocaust -- Czech Republic -- Sudetenland -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Czech Republic -- Sudetenland -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literatureJews -- Czech Republic -- Sudetenland -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureJewsJewish children in the HolocaustHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Juvenile literaturePersonal narrativesBiographyJudenverfolgungJüdinTheresienstadt / KonzentrationslagerHolocaust, 1939-1945MädchenJudenvernichtungWomenHolocaust, jewish (1939-1945), personal narratives, juvenile literatureJews, biographyJews, history, juvenile literature
People
Ela Weissberger
Places
Czech RepublicSudetenland