Books :: Holocaust Remembrance Series

The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers by Second Story Press is an award-winning series encouraging young people from all cultures and all walks of life to engage in serious global/cultural issues. The Choice by Kathy Clark is the newest in this series, and is the story of thirteen-year-old Hendrik and his family who have hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII.

From the publisher: “One day, in a burst of loyalty, Hendrik reveals that his name is in fact Jakob and he is Jewish. It is a choice with drastic consequences. It not only puts his whole family in danger but it also severs his ties with his best friend Ivan, whose father is a high-ranking military official. Throughout the horrific months that follow in the Auschwitz concentration camp, it is Jakob’s passion for revenge against Ivan that fuels his will to survive. However, unknown to Jakob, Ivan had made a choice of his own on that fateful day – a choice that changes everything.”

The Choice is Kathy Clark’s second book in the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers, and is based on the experiences of her father, a Holocaust survivor.

[ISBN 9781927583654 / Ages: 9-13 / 200 pages / paperback / b&w photos]