In essence, Hana's Suitcase is two stories: the first of Fumiko, a Japanese woman in the year 2000, working to bring the Holocaust to children in Japan who would never learn of it otherwise; the second of Hana and her family, the Bradys, and how their life in Nove Mesto is brought tumbling down once the Nazis invade. It is very much an introductory book for young children, not one that will offer anything new to those eleven up. It puts a human face on one of the largest genocides in history and explains every term (concentration camp, Kristallnacht, etc.) in sufficient detail for a beginner's understanding. It will be fascinating and terrifying to a newbie, but for anyone already familiar with the Shoah, it won't even register; it may even seem dull and dry in contrast to the great works of art composed since to memorialize the experiences of those victims involved. For someone who has never heard of the Holocaust, I would recommend this book, but for the majority of people who are fully aware of its horrors, I'd suggest you skip it.

It's such a sad story she was going get sent to the gas chambers

It was really sad. Hana didn't even know that she was going to be put into a gas chamber instead of meeting up with her older brother.

i loved this book because i just like book to do with the holocaust i read a book called diary of anne frank it is so sad i love books like this hana's suitcase is a heart touching story about a jewish family who got seperated the suitcase is still in a museum. if u know any books to do with the holocaust write it as a comment thanx!! gymnasticsfan28 aren't they like so good have you read the series of unfortunate events there good too but there not books to do with the hohlocaust:)

@sangbang I love books on the Holocaust too! I haven't read Hana's suitcase, but hope to very soon. There are two other Holocaust books that I know of. 'The Children of Bergen-Belsen' (also known as 'Hetty') by Hetty E Verlome., and 'Let Me Whisper You my Story' by Moya Simons.

I loved this book. We read it in class and we started to cry.

I watched the movie, it was really good, so I'm looking forward to reading the book.

Despite some of the depressing parts this book is really well written, it was the only book about the Holocaust that I have ever found enjoyable.

I loved this book it rocks exept for the dieing and the sad parts other than that this book rox

when we read this in class i almost started cryen! at the movie thetre when i saw it i started cryin! so sad but..... TRUE! :( I loved how Fumiko wanted to learn about the holocaust because every child should know about ww2 so that it will never happen again.