She is a graduate of the vermont college of fine arts mfa program in writing for children and young adults. Paper hearts is a book that features both of those two things i just mentioned. She was a history major at the university of wisconsin madison, earned a masters in education from northwestern university. Paper hearts by meg wiviott overview amid the brutality of auschwitz during the holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this novel in verse thats based on a. Meg wiviott is the author of paper hearts, which was a yalsa best book of the year, a bfya pick, and an amelia bloomer pick. Paper hearts weaves together the lives of two young adults as they struggle to survive. Paper hearts is a novel in verse by meg wiviott, and were pleased she could join us to share more about it. But zlatka refuses to let her best friend fanias 20th birthday go uncelebrated so she steals and barters to get the supplies she needs to make an origami heart, signed by all their friends. Read paper hearts by meg wiviott available from rakuten kobo. Be sure to check out my goodreads page to see what im reading next. See all books authored by meg wiviott, including paper hearts, and benno and the night of broken glass, and more on.
Paper hearts hardcover september 1, 2015 by meg wiviott author. Paper hearts by meg wiviott overview amid the brutality of auschwitz during the holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this novel in verse thats based on a true story. Usually, i like novels in verse but for some reason i dont think it was the best choice for this story. Meg wiviott got the idea for this novel after seeing a 2010 documentary film called a heart in auschwitz.
Paper hearts is a novel in verse based on true events. Feel free to get in touch using the contact form on the contact me page. Meg and her husband have two grown children and live in new jersey. Meg wiviott will never fail to disappoint a reader with her tale, written in beautiful, memorable verse. But that is what zlatka did, in 1944, for her best friend, fania. She stole and bartered for paper and scissors, secretly creating an. Paper hearts by meg wiviott overview a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this beautifully told true story about brave young women who refused to be victims and walked out of auschwitz with their heads unbowed school library journal. Meg wiviott author meg wiviott is the author of paper hearts, which was a yalsa best book of the year, a bfya pick, and an amelia bloomer pick. Paper hearts isbn 9781481439831 pdf epub meg wiviott. Browse books by meg wiviott benno and the night of broken glass. She is the author of the picture book benno and the night of broken glass kar. Both came from good families and lost their families to the germans.
The paper heart that zlatka gave fania for her birthday gave her enough strength to cha paper hearts by meg wiviott is a poetic narrative written in verse and is based on true events. Paper hearts by meg wiviott, 9781481439831, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy a cheap copy of paper hearts book by meg wiviott. Following her picture book with josee bisaillon, benno and the night of broken glass 2010, wiviotts debut for teens, a novel in largely excellent verse, tells the fictionalized but carefully researched story surrounding one of those incandescent moments. As stated in the blurb, its based on the true story of zlatka and fania, there are other girls in their group. Meg wiviott attended the university of wisconsinmadison where she majored in history, and earned a masters degree in education from northwestern university. A forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this beautifully told true stor. Meg is represented by janine le at sheldon fogelman. The story is written from the point of views of two young women, zlatka and fania, that become friends in auchwitzbirkenau after both of their younger sisters. It was an act of defiance, a statement of hopeand a crime punishable by death. Kristallnacht, auschwitz, and death marches are not the usual stuff of books for young readers. When i first heard about the heart, i was immediately drawn to fania and zlatkas story.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Paper hearts by meg wiviott book cover, description, publication history. Meg wiviott, author of paper hearts, on being inspired by. Then she passed it to every girl at the work tables to sign with their hopes and. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. If you have a book recommendation for me, id love to hear it. Making a birthday card in auschwitz was all of those things. Read paper hearts by meg wiviott for free with a 30 day free trial. By meg wiviott history is filled with horrible, frightening events. Paper hearts is told from multiple perspectives, but both girls are similar, being jewish, multilingual, and alone in a concentration camp. Paper hearts by meg wiviott a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this beautifully told true story about. Paper hearts book by meg wiviott official publisher page.
The film chronicles the filmmakers quest to find zlatka and fania and bring them together again. I am currently working on an ya historical novel set in 15th century london. What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Paper hearts book by meg wiviott official publisher page simon. Paper hearts tells story of young woman in auschwitz. Paper hearts by wiviott, meg a graceful and powerful addition to holocaust literature follows the true story of fania and zlatka from their detention and entrance into auschwitz to their eventual liberation at the hands of the russians. Meg wiviott books list of books by author meg wiviott.
Finding a gentle way to tell a tragic, truthful story is something for which i seem to have a knack. Paper hearts by meg wiviott when the germans arrive in june 1941, life changed for the jews living in pruzany, a small town in belarus. Sep 26, 2015 paper hearts by meg wiviott gets 5 out of 5 stars. Based on the true story of best friends zlatka and fania teenage girls interred in auschwitz who risked their lives to create, exchange, and hide a heartshaped origami birthday card on fanias birthday the novel in verse chronicles an unforgettable act of defiance. Paper hearts book by meg wiviott official publisher. Buy the paperback book paper hearts by meg wiviott at indigo. She was a history major at the university of wisconsin madison, earned a masters in education from northwestern university, and graduated with an mfa in writing for children. She was a history major at the university of wisconsin madison, earned a masters in education from northwestern university, and graduated with an mfa in writing for. Meg wiviott is the author of the picture book benno and the night of broken glass karben 2010 and paper hearts, a ya novelinverse based on a true story of friendship and survival in auschwitz margaret k. She is also the author of the awardwinning picture book benno and the night of broken glass. Sep 01, 2015 meg wiviott is the author of the picture book benno and the night of broken glass karben 2010 and paper hearts, a ya novelinverse based on a true story of friendship and survival in auschwitz margaret k. They become friends and help each other through their time in auschwitz.
Todays a mighty girl community pick is in recognition of holocaust remembrance day. In auschwitzbirkenau, zlatka and fania, polish, jewish. Then she passed it to every girl at the worktables to sign with their hopes and wishes for happiness. The whole megillah talks to meg wiviott, author of the new lyrical holocaust novel, paper hearts, due out september 1, 2015 by margaret k. Finding an age appropriate manner to tell the story is a trick. Meg is the author of the awardingwinning picture book benno and the night of broken glass, which tells the story of kristallnacht through the eyes of a cat. Amid the brutality of auschwitz during the holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage. Sep 01, 2015 meg wiviott is the author of paper hearts, which was a yalsa best book of the year, a bfya pick, and an amelia bloomer pick. Paper hearts isbn 9781481439831 pdf epub meg wiviott ebook. What inspired you to write this book and to write it in verse. This acclaimed book by meg wiviott is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Then she passed it to every girl at the work tables to sign with their hopes and wishes for happiness, for love, and most of allfor freedom. With me on the blog today is the awesome meg wiviott, a friend from vcfa here to talk about her young adult historical verse novel, paper hearts, which debuts today. Amid the brutality of auschwitz during the holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this novel in verse thats based on a true story. For 17 yearold zlatka sznaiderhauz and her family mother, father, younger brothers iser and lazaro, younger sister necha life became more and more difficult.
Sep 06, 2016 buy the paperback book paper hearts by meg wiviott at indigo. Read paper hearts online by meg wiviott books free 30day trial. This book just about broke my heart as books like this too. About the book paper hearts by meg wiviott hardcover margaret k. Oct 16, 2015 paper hearts by meg wiviott when the germans arrive in june 1941, life changed for the jews living in pruzany, a small town in belarus. Paper hearts by meg wiviott overdrive rakuten overdrive.