★"The stories effortlessly create context and communicate the fear and bewilderment these victims felt as their ordinary, everyday lives were turned upside down and they were torn from their families. Kacer also provides ample historical background. The result is a profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten. Libraries will definitely want to add this title to their Holocaust collections."

-- "Booklist, starred review"

"The combination of fact and fiction works particularly well, with each entry beginning with a true account of the person's life and work followed by a fictionalized story that humanizes the figures and dates. Tone varies from piece to piece, with first-person narratives providing an urgent intimacy...and others echoing a more storytelling formality that nonetheless carries emotional weight. It's a series of honest portraits that doesn't pull its punches about its subjects' collective fate, reminding readers that while the project's memorializing sentiment is lovely, its necessity is a tragedy."

-- "Bulletin of the Centre for Children's Books"

"Kathy Kacer recounts the stories of numerous individuals who died in the Holocaust, earnestly and hauntingly humanizing the lives and experiences of the many who might otherwise be known only as names on lists....The detailed stories transform each person from names on a page to people who once lived, loved, and experienced horrific circumstances....Kacer's collection undoubtedly will leave many young readers deeply impacted, but also with a new understanding of the dangers of fascism, and a reminder that all who died were real people with rich histories."

-- "Quill & Quire"

Publisher: Second Story Press

Pub date: 2026-03-10

Length: 140 pages