Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

"Moving and brutal, a poetic remembrance of a tragedy too vast to forget." -- Kirkus Reviews

Acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko gives voice to the indomitable creative community of the Czech concentration camp of Terez n (Theresienstadt), emphasizing its dignity, resilience, and commitment to art and music in the face of great brutality. Accented with dramatic illustrations by prisoners, found after World War II, Janeczko's spare and powerful poems convey Terez n's tragic legacy on an intimate, profoundly moving scale.

Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/06/2013
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780763664657

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146180 / Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

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 Terezín 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.