Cover Review: C'mon, really? That boy is wearing normal clothes that a kid would wear today. That's not acceptable. I'm disappointed that the publishing industry just will put any old model that isn't dressed accurately. He should be dressed in proper prison garb, and have a shaved head. Such is the way things were. 
 Book: 
 A few years back (many years back, because we still had a tv...) I had a holocaust obsession. I'm pretty sure that I watched some version of Anne Frank on every single day for maybe two months. And cried each time. 
 And then I read all the books I could get my hands on. Hannah's Suitcase, Number the Stars, and Milkweed are just a few of the books I read. eight year old me would've swallowed this up. 
 As it is, I found it an interesting tale of the horrors in concentration camps. Most importantly, this story was a true story. At least, it mostly was until you read the afterword and find out that some of it was made up, which annoyed me. I wish that it'd been completely true. Though I'm sure the adjustments made were true to the emotions and horrors of the time. 
 The book itself is written for middle-school aged children. The writing is simple and easy to take in. The story is touching and sad. 
 Honestly, I'd probably rate it about 3.5, but I can't do that, so I'll stick to just 3.