"A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust" by Albert Marrin tells the poignant story of Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish pediatrician and educator who dedicated his life to the welfare of orphaned Jewish children during World War II. As the Holocaust encroaches, Korczak continues to protect his orphans at the Warsaw Ghetto orphanage, demonstrating extraordinary compassion and resilience in the face of unimaginable horror. This powerful narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and moral courage, highlighting Korczak's unwavering commitment to his children, even as the threat of deportation looms over them, ultimately leading to tragic but heroic choices. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Light in the Dark .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by Alfred A. Knopf .

Albert Marrin is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for young people and is the recipient of many honors, including the Washington Post Nonfiction Award for "outstanding lifetime contribution [that] has enriched the field of children's literature. " C. B. Mordan has illustrated several children's books, including Silent Movie by Avi and Guinea Pig Scientists by Mel Boring and Leslie Dendy. He lives in Kansas.