In this graphic novel, the author documents his reconciliation with his father, dying of emphysema, as he cares for him in hospice. (Publisher's description)
The German authorities deported Minna "Sara" Ledermann (née Brüll), Peter's grandmother, from Arnstadt, Germany, to Theresienstadt on October 18, 1942. Less than three months later, Minna died in the ghetto-camp at the age of 69.
When the bombs first fell, and the Nazis forced Jews from their homes for deportations and shootings, the Tennenbaums hid in a cellar. After some time, Samuel felt it was safer to move and hide in the attic of their grandfather’s factory. The…
Susan Warner (1819-1885) was born in New York City and initially published under the pen-name Elizabeth Wetherell. She is best known for her bestseller The Wide, Wide World. As Sharon Kim tells us, her novel was "[cried] over by Jo March and loved by…