This is an account of the gay men who were persecuted and
sent to concentration camps under the Nazi regime. Written for children, the book tones down
some of the suffering but seems to be a pretty accurate portrayal of some of
the men’s lives. The books gives a lot
of general facts but also chronicles what happened to six different men,
specifically. Because the suffering of
this group of people was largely ignored by the general community until
recently, many people who survived didn’t feel comfortable coming forward after
the war. By the time the general public
began acknowledging the tragedy in the homosexual community, many survivors had
died from other causes, so many people’s stories were lost. Overall, this was a good book that gave a lot
of information. Teen and preteen readers
who want to know more about World War II and this aspect of the concentration
camps will want to read this book.
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