Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor and Nobel laureate. A survivor of the Holocaust, he was deported with his family to Auschwitz in 1944 and later to Buchenwald, where he was liberated in 1945.
His memoir Night (first published in Yiddish in 1956 and in French in 1958) is one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Wiesel went on to write novels, essays and plays that addressed themes of memory, faith and human rights.
He taught at several universities, including Boston University, and became a prominent activist for Holocaust remembrance and humanitarian causes. In 1986 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sixth Form reading list book recommendations. Here’s our list of 50+ recommended books for year 12 and year 13 students with an inspiring and diverse range of titles by Wole Soyinka, Te-Ping Chen, Susan Fletcher, Michael Rosen, and more.
Judaism books for children and teens with titles by Michael Rosen, Sandi Toksvig, Elie Wiesel, Art Spiegelman, Lesléa Newman, Liz Kessler, Keren David, Elana K. Arnold, Peter Lantos, and Susan Hood.
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