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Book Review By Dashaun Montanez
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story by Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal Lazan

Marion Blumenthal and her family are trying to get out of Nazi Germany. They get to Holland but the Nazis soon catch them. They get sent to Bergen-Belson, an infamous prison camp. Then Marion goes on a quest to find four perfect pebbles. If she finds them then it means that her family will stay together. This is a touching story about a little girl who is very worried about her family.


Plot & Themes
War/Cloak & Dagger story? - holocaust
War/Spying Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1900+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Female
Ethnicity - Jew
Nationality - German

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany - Eastern Europe
Misc setting - prison
Century: - 1930's-1950's

Writing Style
If this is a kid's book: - Age 14-16
Pictures/Illustrations? - A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more dialog than descript
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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