For Young People
The books contained here are suitable for a range of young people, starting from Primary ages and going through to older Secondary school age students. It is essential that educators read the books contained here in advance of using this as a basis for their HMD activities. Educators who are thinking of marking HMD 2011 are encouraged to visit our education website for free resources.
Educators should be aware that some of the content in novels about HMD issues may raise questions from their students. If you would like to discuss the use of any of the books contained here, please contact the HMDT team on 0845 838 1883.
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Books for Young People - Then
Book group activity on ‘Then’ by Morris Gleitzman for 10-14 year olds.
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Books for Young People - The Little Boy Star: An Allegory of the Holocaust
Book group activity for young people based on the picture book The Little Boy Star.
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Books for Secondary Students - The Suitcase
Book group activity on ‘The Suitcase: Refugee Voices from Bosnia and Croatia’ by Julie Mertus, Jasmina Tesanovic, Habiba Metikos and Rada Boric for Secondary Student reading groups.
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Books for Secondary Students - The Search
Book Group activity on “The Search” by Eric Heuvel, Ruud Van Der Rol and Lies Schippers for Secondary student reading groups.
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Books for Secondary Students - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Book group activity on ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne for Secondary student reading groups.
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Books for Secondary Students - Refugee Boy
Book group activity on ‘Refugee Boy’ by Benjamin Zephaniah for Secondary Student reading groups.
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Books for Secondary students - Malka
Book group activity on Malka by Mirjam Pressler for secondary student reading groups.
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Books for Secondary Students - Escaping Into The Night
Book group activity for Secondary Students based on “Escaping Into The Night” by D. Dina Friedman
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Books for Secondary Students - Anne Frank: Diary of A Young Girl
Book group activity on ‘Diary of a Young Girl’ by Anne Frank for secondary student reading groups
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Books for Secondary Students - And the Violins Stopped Playing
Book group activity on ‘And the Violins Stopped Playing’ by Alexander Ramati for secondary and post-16 readers.
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Books for Primary Students - The Mozart Question
Book group activity on ‘The Mozart Question’ by Michael Morpurgo for Primary Student reading groups.
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Books for Primary Students - The Lily Cupboard
Book group activities on ‘The Lily Cupboard’ by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim for use by Primary student reading groups.
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Books for Primary Students - The Colour of Home
Book group activity on ‘The Colour of Home’ by Mary Hoffman and Karin Littlewood for Primary Student reading groups.
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Books for Primary Students - Susan Laughs
Book group activity on ‘Susan Laughs’ by Jeanne Wilson and Tony Ross for primary student reading groups.
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Books for Primary Students - A Song for Cambodia
Book group activity on ‘A Song for Cambodia’ for primary students.
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Books for Post-16 students - One Last Summer
A book group activity for post-16 students based on One Last Summer by Catrin Collier
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Book Group Discussion for Post-16 Secondary Students - Kommandant's Girl
Book group activity for Post-16 Students on ‘Kommandant’s Girl’ by Pam Jenoff
