Kathy Clark

The Choice Kathy Clark

Description for Sales People: Promo related to 70th Anniversary of WWII and liberation of Auschwitz.? Advertising (Publishes' Weekly - December cover)? Promotion to: schools, libraries? Author School/Library Visits - Kathy Clark has done presentations in the Ottawa area and in Toronto? Book Festivals: Jewish Book Fairs/Festivals? Promoting book at OLA (Jan.), Reading for the Love of It (Feb.), Book Expo America (May), ALA Midwinter (Jan.) and Annual (June)? Social Media Promotion? Advertising, wholesaler catalogues and online? Bookmarks? Co-op AvailablePublisher Marketing: Thirteen-year-old Jakob's family has hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during World War II. One day, in a burst of loyalty, Jakob decides to reveal that he is Jewish, putting his whole family in danger. Jakob hopes his best friend Ivan, a Christian, will help his family but comes to believe that Ivan has abandoned them. Sent as a prisoner to Auschwitz, Jakob is kept alive by his passion for revenge against Ivan. When Jakob is finally freed, he discovers that Ivan, too, made a choice that day, a choice that changes everything Jakob thought was true.

Contributor Bio:  Clark, Kathy Kathy Clark has published several books for children. Guardian Angel House, part of the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers, was inspired after watching a Hungarian documentary about the nuns at the Sisters of Charity convent in Budapest and realizing that these were the people who had rescued her mother and aunt during the Holocaust. She continues to write books inspired by her family. Kathy lives in Kanata, Ontario.