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
STARS Citation
LeZotte, Ann Clare, "T4: A Novel in Verse" (2008). Diverse Families. 1596.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1596