T4: A Novel in Verse

T4: A Novel in Verse

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Publication Year

2008

ISBN

9780547046846

Pages

108 pages

Genre

historical

Format

novel in verse

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

When the Nazi party takes control of Germany, thirteen-year-old Paula, who is deaf, finds her world-as-she-knows-it turned upside down, as she is taken into hiding to protect her from the new law nicknamed T4.

Grade Level

3-5; 6-8

Diversity Topics

Disability and Health; Physical disability; deaf; deaf child

Main Character

female teenager

Race/Ethnicities

German

Family Formation

mother and father

Awards

Best Children's Books of the Year, 2010 Ages (9 to 12)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 2009 Fiction
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009 World History and Culture

Keywords

Nazi; Germany; hiding; euthanization; Holocaust; shelters

Diversity Impact

direct

T4: A Novel in Verse

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