This is a good introductory book for learning about the Holocaust for young readers. The book is about a young girl named Clara and her family as they make preparations to journey from Austria to freedom in Switzerland. The family wants to save a pair of candlesticks that are the only heirlooms they have left. Clara is instrumental in keeping them safe from many people who would like the treasure by hiding them in her dolls.
While this book alludes to the terrible exterminations of human life it does not talk about it directly, and everyone in Clara's family escapes unharmed, although there are some "close" calls to keep it exciting.
I would recommend this book for 2-4th grade students. If you are studying WWII would make a good read aloud in a 2nd grade classroom.
I give this book 2 stars out of 5
Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing. Alfred, A. Knopf. New York. 1994.
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