{"product_id":"hanas-suitcase-the-quest-to-solve-a-holocaust-mystery-9781101933497","title":"Hana's Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education center in Tokyo, received an empty suitcase from the museum at Auschwitz. On the outside, in white paint, were the words \"Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fumiko and the children at the center were determined to find out who Hana was and what happened to her all those years ago, leading them to a startling and emotional discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dual narrative intertwines Fumiko's international journey to find the truth about Hana Brady's fate with Hana's own compelling story of her life in a quiet Czech town, which is shattered by the arrival of the Nazis, tearing apart the family she loves. This suspense-filled work of investigative nonfiction draws in young readers and makes them active participants in the search for Hana's identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHana's Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Hana wanted to become a teacher, and surely through this little book her dream is being realized.\" --\u003cb\u003eArchbishop Desmond Tutu\u003c\/b\u003e, from his new foreword to \u003ci\u003eHana's Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"The account . . . is part history, part suspenseful mystery . . . with an incredible climactic revelation.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Levine \u003c\/b\u003eis the recipient of two Peabody Awards for her radio work. She originally produced \u003ci\u003eHana's Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e as a radio documentary that won a gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599356268818,"sku":"9781101933497","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff0fd386-8c9a-4b7b-b4cb-015d5e7758b1.jpg?v=1732199946","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hanas-suitcase-the-quest-to-solve-a-holocaust-mystery-9781101933497","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}