''Fania's Heart'' is a 2018 children's picture book by Anne Renaud. Based on a true story, it is about a girl, Sorale, who finds a small handmade book amongst her mother's possessions, and is then told the story behind it. The original book is held at the Montreal Holocaust Museum.

Reception

Dina Weinstein, who reviewed ''Fania's Heart'' for

Jewish Book Council The Jewish Book Council (Hebrew: ), founded in 1943, is an American organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature. The goal of the council, as stated on its website, is "to promote the reading, writing and publishing of quali ...

, wrote "The inspiring story, which takes place in one of the most demeaning of settings, shows that even the powerless can provide hope and warmth to one other." ''Fania's Heart'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'', ''CM: Canadian Review of Materials'', ''

School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...

'', and ''Resource Links''. It won the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Children and Youth Fiction.

References

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