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Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto Hardcover - 2011

by Paul B. Janeczko; Various (Illustrator)

Poet Janeczko gives voice to the heartrending creative community of the Czech concentration camp known as Terezin in this stirring new collection that goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there. Illustrations.


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Paul B. Janeczko's stirring collection of poems goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there. Hitler hailed Terezn (Theresienstadt) as a haven for artistic Jews, when in reality the Czech concentration camp was little more than a way station to the gas chambers. In his second book inspired by devastating history, acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko gives voice to this heartrending creative community: its dignity, resilience, and commitment to art and music in the face of great brutality. The many memorable characters he conjures include a child who performs in the camp's now famed production of Brundibr, a man who lectures on bedbugs, and a boy known as "Professor," who keeps a notebook hidden in his shoe. Accented with dramatic illustrations by prisoners, found after WW II, Janeczko's spare and powerful poems convey Terezn's tragic legacy on an intimate, profoundly moving scale.

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  • Title Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
  • Author Paul B. Janeczko; Various (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Ma
  • Date 2011-08-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780763647278 / 0763647276
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.39 x 5.3 x 0.6 in (21.31 x 13.46 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, American, American poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010038882
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

Media reviews

Nakedly stark accounts of circumstances unimaginable to most people today outside the pages of powerful writing like Janeczko's. Somewhat disturbing imagery makes this book most suitable for mature readers, but its intimate glimpses of life inside the Holocaust will likely rank it among the most worthwhile teen reads for years to come.
—Library Media Connection (starred review)

Janeczko draws on factual records to imagine fictional characters, who narrate each poem in this searing collection. The inmates speak in spare, accessible free verse, and the plain words contrast with the enormity of their personal heartbreak, cruelty, and loss. ...Together, the images and the poems capture unforgettable truths
—Booklist

Citations

  • Booklist, 03/01/2011, Page 41
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2011, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2012, Page 177
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/14/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2011, Page 182
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 02/01/2012, Page 593

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko (1945-2019) was a poet and teacher who edited numerous award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, A Foot in the Mouth, and The Death of the Hat, all of which were illustrated by Chris Raschka; Firefly July, illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, illustrated by Richard Jones. He also wrote Worlds Afire; Requiem: Poems of the Terezn Ghetto; Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing; Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles, a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults; and Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.
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