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My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir — Content Guide for Parents

By Rena Finder, Joshua GreeneScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9781338656220112 pages
My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir

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  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • Race & cultureCentral

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  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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  • Profanity
  • Profanity: No source describes the book's language or lists any swear words.

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

"The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame. Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away. Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who set out to help them escape. Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Including pictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to an astounding and necessary piece of history"--

Frequently asked questions

  • Is My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The memoir describes Nazis shooting the author's grandparents, the murder of children at an orphanage, and the gas chambers at Auschwitz. The memoir tells frankly of life in the ghetto and camps, including killings and gas chambers, which reviewers call horrifying and not suited to every child.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have violence?

    Found (Supporting): The memoir describes Nazis shooting the author's grandparents, the murder of children at an orphanage, and the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The memoir tells frankly of life in the ghetto and camps, including killings and gas chambers, which reviewers call horrifying and not suited to every child.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have race & culture?

    Found (Central): The story is about Jewish families being persecuted by the Nazis and facing hatred from some Polish neighbors, and it ends with a call to stand up against hatred.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source describes the book's language or lists any swear words.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does My Survival A Girl on Schindler's List : a Memoir have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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