COURSE
DESCRIPTION
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Expository Writing : ANALYSIS
Students will write a five-paragraph essay analyzing the elements of their novels: introduction, characters, plot, theme, and conclusion. Reading selections are mandatory.
June 14-18
• June 28–July 2
• July 19–23
• Aug 16-20 |
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Expository Writing : DESCRIPTION
Students will write a five paragraph essay to describe an object, person, place, situation, or picture. They will use words to paint a picture of the object/scene while describing one thing at a time. Their details will be well organized. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
Aug 9-13 |
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Expository Writing : DIRECTIONS
Students will write a five paragraph essay telling how to do something. They will give all the steps for completing the task in order. Directions will be organized carefully by using transitional words like first, second, next, finally, soon, later on, and afterwards. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
June 1-4
• June 7–10
• July 6–9 |
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Expository Writing: COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Students will write a five paragraph essay that will compare/contrast ideas, objects, people, or places. They will be encouraged to stay on topic from beginning to end and support their central idea with specific information and examples. These essays will show how things are different/alike, positive/negative or other according to the writing prompt. They will organize their ideas logically. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
July 12-16 |
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Expository Writing: NARRATIVE
Students will write a five paragraph narrative on a specific subject that explains who, what, when, where, and why. Their essays will develop a beginning, middle, and end and start in a way that “hooks” the reader. The narrative will have a strong ending and use words that make their stories come alive. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
July 26-30 |
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Expository Writing : PERSUASION
Students will write a five-paragraph essay supporting a particular point of view. They will learn to take a stand on an issue and support their statements with convincing arguments explaining each fully. Their ideas will be organized logically, use language for the intended audience, and convince the reader using non-confrontational language. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
June 21-25 |
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Expository Writing: RESEARCH
Students will write a five paragraph essay analyzing the elements of their novels: introduction, characters, plot, theme, and conclusion. Supplemental reading selections are optional.
August 2-6 |
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| Week 1: June 1 - June 4 Expository Writing : DIRECTIONS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
10:00–12:30 |
[1A-L1] |
Theme: How to Get Rid of ________________ (Student
fills in the blank)
Supplemental
reading: The Dung Beetle
Bandits Thundering
ternations! Tiger Moth and his
sidekick Kung Power need to find the
missing beetles. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
10:00–12:30 |
[1A-L2] |
Theme: Friendship
Supplemental reading: W.I.T.C.H. The Power of Friendship
#1 This is an amazing graphic novel of five ordinary friends with extraordinary powers. Read all about them. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
10:00–12:30 |
[1A-L3] |
Theme: Hurt and Loss
Supplemental
reading: One Hundred Demons Name that demon! Freaky boyfriends. Shouting moms. Rotten things we’ve done. Demons jump out of these pages and double dare you to speak their names. |
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| Week
2: June 7 - June 10 Expository Writing : DIRECTIONS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
10:00–12:30 |
[2A-L1] |
Theme: How to Attract ________________ (Student fills in the blank)
Supplemental reading: The Dung Beetle Bandits
Watch out for these insect thieves. They’re out to get you. Thundering ternations! The beetles are missing. Tiger Moth to the
rescue. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
10:00–12:30 |
[2A-L2] |
Theme:
Heroes I
Supplemental reading: W.I.T.C.H. The Power of Friendship #1
This is an amazing graphic novel of five ordinary friends with extraordinary powers. Read all about them. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
10:00–12:30 |
[2A-L3] |
Theme:
Victory I
Supplemental reading: One Hundred Demons
Name that demon! Freaky boyfriends. Shouting moms. Rotten things we’ve done. Demons jump out of these pages and double dare you to speak their names. |
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3: June 14 - June 18 Expository Writing :
ANALYSIS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Reading
selections are mandatory |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[3A-L1] |
Tiger Moth Kung Pow Chicken
Weevil’s goons have captured Tiger Moth. The fate of this ninja rests in the hands of Kung Pow and his sister Amber. Will Kung Pow fail the ultimate ninja test? |
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11:00-1:00 |
[3B-L1] |
Tiger Moth Insect Ninja
Will Tiger Moth be vanquished by the evil Insect ninja? Tiger Moth’s ninja skills will be put to the test in this action-packed graphic novel. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[3A-L2] |
Black Belt Club Seven Wheels of Power
Four karate students battle danger and overcome evil in a special martial arts mission. Block! Snap kick! Lunge punch! |
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11:00-1:00 |
[3B-L2] |
Black Belt Club Beware the Haunted Eye
In a flash of light, four karate students are on their way to battle a terrible force of evil. Look out! The haunted eye has taken your power! |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[3A-L3] |
Barefoot Gen I
A powerful graphic story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[3B-L3] |
Barefoot Gen II
This graphic novel serves as a reminder of the suffering war brings to innocent people and as a unique documentation of an especially horrible source of suffering—the atomic bomb. |
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4: June 21 - June 25 Expository Writing :
PERSUASION |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[4A-L1] |
Theme: Fact or Fiction? |
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11:00-1:00 |
[4B-L1] |
Theme:
Positive or Negative?
Supplemental reading optional: The Magic of Pixie
Hollow: Fairies good and bad are always getting in trouble. Read all about their magical
adventures. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[4A-L2] |
Theme:
Changes |
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11:00-1:00 |
[4B-L2] |
Bugs -- Friends or Foes?
Supplemental reading optional: Killer Cockroach Dad is kidnapped by a giant mutant cockroach who wants his secret growth formula? Can the kids zap the mutants before they get bigger or will they be eaten alive. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[4A-L3] |
Theme:
Supernatural |
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11:00-1:00 |
[4B-L3] |
Theme:
Hawaiian Superstitions
Supplemental reading optional: Chicken
Skin True Spooky Stories of
Hawai'i Strange
encounters with the unknown--haunted
houses and heiau, ancient bones,
night marchers, and Nu'uanu
noises. True stories! |
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5: June 28 - July 2 Expository
Writing : ANALYSIS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Reading
selections are mandatory |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[5A-L1] |
Day of the Field Trip Zombies
Trevor is a zombie-buster. When his class takes a field trip to the aquarium, only he can save them from the evil Dr.
Brainium. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[5B-L1] |
Fang Fairies
Fairies with fangs? What next? Will they attack our hero or be vanquished? Look over your shoulder is my advice to you. |
| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[5A-L2] |
Twisted Journeys #2 Escape From Pyramid X The mummies of Pyramid X are on the move—against you. How will you escape? You control the action by choosing which path to follow. What journey will you take? |
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11:00-1:00 |
[5B-L2] |
Twisted Journeys #3 Terror In Ghost Mansion
You’re trapped in a very haunted house. How will you escape? You control the action. Which twist will you take? |
| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[5A-L3] |
Black: The
Birth of Evil Thomas Hunter was walking down the same dimly lit alley he always took home after locking up the small Java Hut on Colfax and Ninth. This time someone shot at him! This action-packed graphic adventure will chill and thrill. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[5B-L3] |
White: The Great Pursuit
Kara Hunter is the only link to Thomas Hunter—assuming he’s alive. Thomas warned that the Virus might be only part of the total destruction in the Book of Histories. Will they be able to save us all? |
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| Week
6: July 6 - July 9 Expository Writing : DIRECTIONS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
10:00–12:30 |
[6A-L1] |
Theme: How to Attract _______________________. (Student fills in the blank)
Supplemental reading optional: The Dung Beetle Bandits
Thundering ternation! The beetles are missing. Tiger Moth and other selections to the rescue. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
10:00–12:30 |
[6A-L2] |
Theme: Heroes II
Supplemental Reading Optional: W.I.T.C.H. The Power of Friendship #2
This is an amazing graphic novel of five ordinary friends with extraordinary powers. Read all about them. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
10:00–12:30 |
[6A-L3] |
Theme: Victory II
Supplemental Reading Optional: One Hundred Demons
Name that demon! Freaky boyfriends. Shouting moms. Rotten things we’ve done. Demons jump out of these pages and double dare you to speak their names and other selections |
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| Week
7: July 12 - July 16 Expository Writing :
COMPARE
AND CONTRAST |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[7A-L1] |
Theme: Respect |
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11:00-1:00 |
[7B-L1] |
Theme: Manners
Supplemental reading optional: The Boy Who Burped Too Much
Hilarity ensues with this poor little boy who cannot control his burping! |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[7A-L2] |
Theme: Social
Graces |
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11:00-1:00 |
[7B-L2] |
Aliens vs. Science
Supplemental Reading Optional: Grosse Adventures #2
Stinky and Stan Blast Off When aliens from outer space land on the roof of Stinky and Stan’s home, will it be the beginning of the war of the worlds?! |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[7A-L3] |
Theme: Good vs. Evil |
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11:00-1:00 |
[7B-L3] |
Theme:
Dr. Jekyll vs. Mr. Hyde
Supplemental Reading Optional: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A classic graphic tale of good versus evil and one of the most haunting stories ever written. Experiments soon turn into nightmares when Dr. Jekyll no longer has control over his transformations. |
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8: July 19 - July 23 Expository Writing :
ANALYSIS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Reading
selections are mandatory |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[8A-L1] |
Baby Mouse
Dragon slayer In a distant kingdom in growing
darkness, a tiny mouse is called to defend and bring hope to slay a mighty dragon. Can she do it? |
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11:00-1:00 |
[8B-L1] |
Baby Mouse Burns Rubber
Baby Mouse takes on the best racers in this latest edition of the Baby Mouse series. Will she vvrroooom vvrrooom her way to the finish line? |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[8A-L2] |
The Last Knight
A humorous graphic rendition of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote—this is the story of the Man of La Mancha retold by his faithful friend Sancho
Panza. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[8B-L2] |
Will Eisner Reader “A Sunset in Sunshine City,” “The Telephone,” “Detective Story,” “The Long Hit,” “Winning,” “The Appeal,” and “Humans” will dazzle Eisner readers in this collection of his graphic short stories. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[8A-L3] |
The Tale of One Bad Rat An honest story of child abuse and the power of inner strength and survival in a graphic novel format. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[8B-L3] |
Redwall
The classic first book in the Redwall epic in graphic novel format! All the heroes, villains, all the battles—as never before seen. |
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9: July 26 - July 30 Expository Writing :
NARRATIVE |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[9A-L1] |
Theme: Good Guys |
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11:00-1:00 |
[9B-L1] |
Theme: Bad Guys
Supplemental Reading Optional: Tiger Moth: The Fortune Cookie of Weevil
Who is sending all those fortune cookies around the city? Tiger Moth and his buddy Kung Pow smell something funny in the air and it’s not crumbs. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[9A-L2] |
Theme:
Transitions |
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11:00-1:00 |
[9B-L2] |
Theme:
Moving On in Life
Supplemental Reading Optional: Amelia Rules Superheroes
Amelia is facing changes. Can she really be moving again? This graphic novel combines drama and humor in a tale you’ll never forget. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[9A-L3] |
Theme: Magic |
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11:00-1:00 |
[9B-L3] |
Theme:
Hero Quest
Supplemental Reading Optional: In this graphic rendition of Shakespeare’s
“The Tempest,” Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are put out to sea in nothing more than a raft but are miraculously saved on an enchanted island. |
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10: Aug 2 - Aug 6 Expository Writing :
RESEARCH |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[10A-L1] |
Theme: Insects |
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11:00-1:00 |
[10B-L1] |
Theme: Predators
Supplemental Reading Optional:
The Dung Beetle Bandits Thundering tarnation! The beetles are missing. Timer Moth to the rescue ad other selections. |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[10A-L2] |
Theme: Supernatural |
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11:00-1:00 |
[10B-L2] |
Theme: Heroes III
Supplemental Reading Optional: W.I.T.C.H. The Power of Friendship #3 This is an amazing graphic novel of five ordinary friends with extraordinary powers. Read all about them. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[10A-L3] |
Theme: Hurt and Loss |
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11:00-1:00 |
[10B-L3] |
Theme: Victory III
Supplemental Reading Optional: One Hundred Demons
Name that demon! Freaky boyfriends. Shouting moms. Rotten things we’ve done. Demons jump out of these pages and double dare you to speak their names and other selections. |
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11: Aug 9 – Aug 13 Expository Writing :
DESCRIPTION |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Supplemental
reading selections are optional |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[11A-L1] |
Theme: The Grossest |
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11:00-1:00 |
[11B-L1] |
Theme:
The Most Beautiful
Supplemental Reading Optional: Billions
of Bats Bats, bats, and more bats! Duck or you’ll be taken away |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[11A-L2] |
Theme: A Scary Experience |
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11:00-1:00 |
[11B-L2] |
Theme: A Supernatural Experience
Supplemental Reading Optional: The
Ghost Dog of Maka`ena Point The new owner of the empty house on the cliffs is digging in the yard at night. But what is he digging or burying? And does the white dog belong to him? |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[11A-L3] |
Theme:
A Frightening Experience |
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11:00-1:00 |
[11B-L3] |
Theme:
A Ghost Story
Supplemental Reading Optional: Hawaii’s Best Spooky Tales #3
So many spirits wander. So many take forms and appear in different places. These stories put a shiver in us called Chicken Skin! |
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12: Aug 16 – Aug 20 Expository Writing :
ANALYSIS |
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Grade
Level |
Time |
Course
ID |
Reading
selections are mandatory |
| Grades
1-4 |
8:30-10:30 |
[12A-L1] |
Kyla May Miss Behaves Around the World Kyla May’s imagination takes her all around the world. She’s Cleopatra (of course) and fixing the Leaning Tower of Piza. But can she stay out of trouble? |
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11:00-1:00 |
[12B-L1] |
Kyla May Live Onstage
Talent Show Day! Every year Bianca Boticelli wins but this year Kyla May will put on the most fantabulous act ever |
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| Grades
5-8 |
8:30-10:30 |
[12A-L2] |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules
Greg Heffley enters the new school year eager to put summer behind him. But his older brother Roderick won’t keep Greg’s secret. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[12B-L2] |
Amelia’s Most Embarrassing Moments
Amelia says, “I don’t know what’s worse—sharing a dorm with girls I don’t know or sharing one with a girl I know too well—my sister, Cleo.” Embarrassment? You bet. |
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| Grades
9-12 |
8:30-10:30 |
[12A-L3] |
Maus I
A powerful graphic memoir about a survivor of Hitler’s holocaust and his son who tries to come to terms with his father’s story. This is the ultimate survivor’s tale. |
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11:00-1:00 |
[12B-L3] |
Maus II
The continuation of Art Spiegelman’s memoir of “Mauschwitz,” “Auschwitz,” “ . . . and here my troubles begin . . . ,” “saved,” and “the second honeymoon” tales of surviving the holocaust in a graphic format. |
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