8th Grade TEACHERS HELP! 10 points to best ANSWER!?

Question

I AM entering 8th grade in the fall and I am required to read a Novel about the Holocaust. Do you guys/girls/teacher have any good suggestion for a good book...? My teacher is really tough so I want one that is challenging by still at my level. 10 points to the best answer. Thanks. :)

the book Night looks good but just by reading the summary I don't think I would understand most of the words.

Answer 1

The Diary of Anne Frank
Night by Elie Wiesel

Answer 2

Since you are in the 8th grade, I would talk to you parents before I read it because it is quite graphic and somewhat upsetting; however, I read it as a freshman in high school (my whole class did) The book is Night by Elie Wiesel. It is a fairly short book, but extremely poignant and powerful. Elie Wiesel has also won the Nobel Peace Prize and so there is a lot of information on him out there.

Note: I'm pretty sure you would understand the book. It's pretty hard not to, even if some of the words were unclear. It is about his mental and physical torture -- tough subjects for sure, but not hard to understand.

Answer 3

There was a book called "Night" that I read in the 10th grade. In the book, the author Elie Wiesel writes about his experiences at a Concentration Camp during the Holocaust. Also, the author of this book is still alive.

Answer 4

Night and Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl are wonderful books, but they are NOT novels. Instead, try one of these. I think you would do well with any of these and have included brief summaries for you.

The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen: Hannah, the main character, begins the book by saying, “I’m tired of remembering.” After time-traveling into the heart of the Holocaust, Hannah is forever changed. She is determined to remember.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry: Based on the Danish resistance. Annemarie, the main character, risks her own life to save her Jewish best friend. She learns that while prejudice can destroy, loyalty and love help people endure even the worst conditions.

The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss: A fictionalized account of the author's life in Holland. Annie and her older sister must hide from the Nazis in the small upstairs bedroom belonging to a Gentile farmer named Johan. Johan, his wife Dientje, and Opoe (Granny) become the girls’ surrogate family, keeping them hidden and safe for two years until the war ends.

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli: Takes place in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, in the city’s large Jewish ghetto. The main character, an orphan with no name, is an unlikely hero whose observations give readers a full sensory experience of the time and place.

Adding one more that I just thought of.

I Am David by Anne Holm. Also called North to Freedom. David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly prison camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. With his vengeful enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope in this strange new world, where his only resources are a compass, a few crusts of bread, his two aching feet, and some vague advice to seek refuge in Denmark. Is that enough to survive?

Answer 5

Check out Schindler's List or the Good Nazi
Ann Frank too
History of the Reich

Answer 6

The Diary of Anne Frank?

Answer 7

Ok, here's my proof-reading: Since I cannot use proof-readers marks here, I will simply edit-in my changes. "Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant physicists in the world, and is known best for the theory of relativity, which explains the relationships between time, space, matter, and energy. His formula "E=mc2" is universally known. He worked with quantum physics, which seeks to explain the behaviors of sub-atomic particles. Albert Einstein interests me because he was very intelligent and he thought in a different way than everyone else." I hope this helps. I would have given a "B" on the paragraph, but then again, I did proof-reading of college papers for a few years. I tried not to edit-out your "voice", so I kept my changes to a minimum.

Answer 8

I have forgotten the author but the title is THE RISE AND THE FALL OF THE THIRD REICH

Answer 9

the diary of anne frank