The Grey Striped Shirt: How Grandma and Grandpa Survived the Holocaust

by Jacqueline Jules

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When Frannie finds a gray striped shirt in the closet, she asks questions which lead her grandparents to tell her about their experience of the Holocaust.

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A young girl learn about her Grandparents experiences during WW II as they endured life in a ghetto and a concentration camp. This is a good book for introducing younger children to the Holocaust.

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