Book mail arrived today! 📚📬 Thanks so much Jill for passing this along! I‘m excited to read it and then watch the #netflix film by #AngelinaJolie. Did you watch it after?
#FirstTheyKilledMyFather by #LoungUng is “a moving story of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl, and her triumphant spirit as she survived the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot‘s brutal regime.” #TBR #nonfiction #booktoscreen #bookmail
thejillest Yeahhhhh I‘m so glad it came! I didn‘t watch the movie yet, but I‘ll do that soon!! 6y
Ingerella I didn't realize this was a book! I've been wanting to see the movie but maybe I'll hold off and read the book first. 6y
Melkyl My students just finished this book. They paired it with Night and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive for both. Each group had to research a genocide that they then shared in our Museum walk. It‘s a tough unit, but the students say it makes them appreciate what they have.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Jess7 Thanks for the info. I‘ll have to check that one out @Melwilk — I‘m going to tag @thejillest too so she sees your comment above about that book too. :-) 6y
JamieArc A similar book might be this one. Great book, but heartbreaking and stayed with me for a while.In The Shadow Of The Banyan 6y
In The Shadow Of The BanyanJazruiz.2014 I didn‘t realize it was a book!!! Love 6y
thejillest I‘ve read “night,” but as far as holocaust survivor books go, this reminded me more of “a lucky child.” Maybe because of the amount of sheer luck involved in her story.A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy 6y
A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy
