u003cpu003eu003cbu003eFor readers of u003ciu003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitzu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eThe Choiceu003c/iu003e: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003e'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns...'u003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the 'living books' - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be 'borrowed' to educate the children in the camp.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBut books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children's block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor...u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eThe u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003e bestseller for readers of u003ciu003eThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamasu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitzu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eThe Choiceu003c/iu003e. Based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e
