When a young journalist is sent to interview Paolo Levi, she never dreams of the information she'll glean from the straight forward talk. She's told not to ask "the Mozart question," but not even knowing what this question is, she chooses to ask Paolo how he came to be a violinist. What follows in Michael Morpurgo's The Mozart Question is an easy to read, short tale of how a boy came to learn of his parent's Holocaust journey. I'm refraining from revealing too many details, as I think the story truly speaks for itself.
Although Morpurgo's story is short, it is powerful and allows students to see yet another side of the complex history of the overwhelming genocide. I definitely recommend this story as a quick read aloud during a unit of the Holocaust.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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