Jim Shepard, "The Book of Aron"
June 4, 2015
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as posted by the channelShepard's seventh novel is a powerful statement about history and compassion, set in the Warsaw Ghetto. Narrated by Aron, a boy who loses first his home and then his family, the story pays tribute to courageous individuals such as Dr. Janusz Korczak, a Polish Jew and children’s advocate who was put in charge of the ghetto orphanage and cared for many who, like, Aron, had no one else to help them.
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