Irena: Book Two: Children of the Ghetto

author: Jean-David Morvan
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.30
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/10/04
date added: 2020/10/04
shelves: graphic-novels, non-fiction
review:
'Irena: Book Two: Children of the Ghetto' by Jean-David Morvan with art by Severine Trefouel is the continuation of the story of real life hero Irena Sendlerowa, who rescued children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

Book one ended with Irena being arrested and this book follows what happened next. Told with a framing story of one of the saved children telling her daughter about her life after being saved from Hitler. Meanwhile Irena faces torture in the camps and is eventually sentenced to death. She is saved by people in her organization and went on to try to reunite the children she saved with their parents.

The events of Irena's life are a bit murky, so the author admits to some creative license to fill in the gaps. I was more of a fan of the first half of this story, but I appreciate getting the whole story, and i like the historical notes that followed. The art is the same as the first book. It is a bit cartoonish, but I think that keeps the horrors of war from overwhelming the reader.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magnetic Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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