I would recommend the wonderful memoir *The Forger*, by Cioma Schonhaus, published in 2009. This story of a Jewish artist who lived under the noses of the Nazis while he forged documents for other Jews reads like a movie. The challenge when a large number of people read one book is that people tend to prefer different genres. (That is why, in fact, I stay away from book clubs!) But this would be a crowd-pleaser, and it would be appropriate for young adults, as well. I would pair that with the new picture book/biography of Marcel Marceau, entitled *Marcel Marceau, Master of Mime*, by Gloria Spielman (2011, grades 2 - 5). I found it fascinating to read how Marceau, who was Jewish, helped Jewish children escape the Nazis. Enjoy!
Shira London Upper School Librarian Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Baltimore, MD.
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