Hi book friends! I've been on a bit of a change of pace book kick ever since I got a few awesome recommendations from Penny Kittle at a recent conference. When she recommended this book I knew I had to get it. I'm not really a history fan but I find The Holocaust so important and horrifyingly engaging that I knew I would enjoy reading this book. The Nazi Hunters is about a group of Jewish spies (who are also Holocaust survivors) who are on a quest to hunt down and bring to justice a Nazi war criminal. Throughout the book I was on the edge of my seat -- will they do it? Is it him? Will he slip away again? Will this really work? THE SUSPENSE! I talked about this with The Martian and I dare say I felt even more suspense in this book. I also love spy and action movies so this fit in very well with that love-- even better that it's a true story! I finished this book in about three days and I told every kid who asked me about it that they HAD TO READ IT. I think this is a wonderfully approachable way for middle schoolers to learn about The Holocaust--it definitely provides some level of detail to give you a sense of the absolute horror of that time BUT, since its main focus is on capturing the Nazi war criminal, it's not overwhelming like in a lot of Holocaust literature. One of my favorite things from this book is that it includes documents and photos from the time period. The author did excellent research and it really shows here. I just think multi media in a book gives it so much depth and life, which you might remember from my review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. You would LOVE The Nazi Hunters like I did if you like. . .
-non-fiction -Justice -Holocaust literature -SUSPENSE! Action! SPY STORIES! -history - a great, quick read! Okay, tell me you'll AT LEAST give this one a shot! I'm trying to convince everyone to read it. Read on friends!
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