Angel Girl by Laurie Friedman is an amazingly touching story about a boy in a concentration camp during World War II. The boy is separated from his mother when they are forced into the camps. He wishes he could see his mother again but he never does. He goes through terrible times of being starved, over working in factories, and being so cold. One night he has a dream about his mother and she tells him an angel will save him. Two days later, a little girl is standing by the fence and throws him an apple just as the guards look away. Everyday they do this, and when she is about to leave he says "you are my little angel girl". I will not spoil the ending but it is truly amazing.
This book could be used in high schools or even middle schools when teaching children about World War II and concentration camps. I would say this book is too graphic for younger children and might scare them too much. I loved this book and feel that it can bring light to such a terrible time for the World. This book would help students to see what concentration camps did to people, even children. It has amazing pictures that can help students to picture the concentration camps and what it might feel like to be in one. It has a great ending and I feel that people of any age would love it!
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