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Readers familiar with german history will see it foreshadowed from the beginning, with literature such a key element in the structure of the novel as well as in gaby and her familys life. Fourteenyearold harper, an avid reader of fantasy who must hide her books from her fundamentalist parents, comes to realize that their public promotion of censorship threatens her freedom to. I have loved kathryn lasky since i discovered memoirs of a bookbat years ago, so when i saw this book combining books and the holocaust i was definitely intrigued. Some are ordinary citizens, some are real princesses like elizabeth tudor. Atlantic circle 1985 memoir about lasky and her husband, chris knight, covering their. Find books like memoirs of a bookbat from the worlds largest community of readers. Fiction fourteenyearold harper, an avid reader of fantasy who must hide her books from her fundamentalist parents, comes to realize that their public promotion of censorship threatens her freedom to make her own choices. Harper jessup is an avid reader, and when her parents become migrants for god she must keep her b. Kathryn lasky is an american author of childrens novels and nonfiction books. Buy memoirs of a bookbat by kathryn lasky online at alibris.

Many of the multifaceted characters in the book are based on real people. Kathryn lasky s many books for young people have received such honors as the parents choice award, the national jewish book award, and a newbery honor citation. The journey guardians of gahoole, book 2 by lasky, kathryn. She is also the author of the wolves of the beyond series, as well as a time for courage and other dear america titles. As harper grows older and realizes how valuable reading is to her, she comes to understand that her parents radical efforts in favor of educational censorship are related to a quest for control within their own family. Books by kathryn lasky authors like kathryn lasky what. Memoirs of a bookbat by kathryn lasky 1996, paperback. I actually read this right before between shades of gray and i couldnt stop talking about both books for weeks.

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