Star of Fear, Star of Hope
Publication Information
Author:  Hoestlandt, Jo	Illustrator:  Kang, Johanna
Title:  Star of Fear, Star of Hope	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Walker	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8027-8373-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    memoirs/reminiscences, historical fiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
As a young girl living in France during the Nazi occupation, Helen can't understand why her best friend Lydia must wear a yellow star. The friends part when Lydia leaves a birthday party to warn her family that the Nazis are rounding up Jews. The friends never see each other again.
Teaching Ideas:
One Reading Group member thought the ending was too childish and minimized the seriousness of the Holocaust. The narrator's voice is powerful, however; students may want to consider how the story would be different if an adult--say Helen's mother or father--had told the story. Readers may be struck by the childlike innocence amidst all the brutality; discussion or response writing may ensue.
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Ethnic Groups > Jewish Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships History > topic > war > World War II > Holocaust History > topic > war > World War II > Nazis Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > prejudice

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