Paper Hearts

by Meg Wiviott

"Amid the brutality of Auschwitz during the Holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this novel in verse that?s based on a true story."--Amazon.com.

• ISBN10: 1481439855
• ISBN13: 9781481439855
• Publish Date: 1 September 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[layawaydragon]

Read for free on Riveted Lit. April 2019.

I had never heard of this amazing true story until I read this! Definitely something everyone should learn about though. I'm so grateful for Wiviott spreading the word and sharing it in such an accessible way.

I like this a a verse book. Keeps it impacting but doesn't delve into torture porn and appropriation. The alternating POVs work beautifully together to show why these girls reached out for each other, and how they survived together. Keeping hope and kindness alive in the worst of times. Almost impossible, and we're sympathic for those who survive by other means, but so worth while and inspiring.

[jennybloom]

A good introduction for young adult readers to the Holocaust. This is based on the real friendship of Zlatka and Fania, who met in Auschwitz. As Fania's birthday approaches, Zlatka barters for the materials to make her best friend a heart filled with loving messages from their group of friends in the camp. This heart, along with their friendship, survived the camp, four death marches, and a train ride back to Poland after liberation.