Synopses & Reviews
In this gripping graphic novel, artist Pascal Croci tells the horrifying story of the World War II concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Using the fictional story of a couple Kazik and Cessia who lose a daughter at the camp and barely survive themselves, Croci depicts the horror and brutality of the Holocaust in grim, searing, black-and-white illustrations. Based on extensive interviews Croci conducted with concentration-camp survivors, this book tells its story with the immediacy and disturbing reality of actual historical events.
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"The depictions of piled, burning corpses in the gas chamber are not for children or for the faint-hearted of any age. But this is recommended for older teens and adults, as a reminder of something that must not be forgotten." Library Journal
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"[C]hillingly effective." Booklist
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"Croci's work stays with readers, its profound imagery serving as a haunting reminder of the persistence of violence and evil." School Library Journal
About the Author
Pascal Croci is an illustrator living in Aveyron, France.