o Based on factual events. o Told in diary form based on the life of Sylvia Perlmutter, one of 12 child Lodz Ghetto survivors. o Builds on the huge popularity of diary by another persecuted Jewish child, Anne Frank. o Holocaust is included on the National Curriculum. o US edition greatly praised by reviewers.

Jennifer Roy is the author of more than thirty books for children and young adults, including Israel: Discovering Cultures. A former teacher, she holds a BS in Psychology and an MA in Elementary Education. Yellow Star is based on the childhood of Jennifer's aunt Sylvia, who provided extensive interviews as the author was writing this book. Jennifer lives in New York.