Stumbling On History: An Art Project Compels A Small German Town to Face its Past (The Legacy of the Holocaust series, Book 4) - Hardcover

Critically acclaimed Chicago-based writer Fern Schumer Chapman has written several award-winning books. Her memoir, MOTHERLAND -- a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and a BookSense76 pick -- is a popular choice for book clubs. Her other books, IS IT NIGHT OR DAY?, LIKE FINDING MY TWIN, and STUMBLING ON HISTORY are used in middle school classrooms. In 2004, the Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE) named Chapman the Illinois Author of the Year.Twice, Oprah Winfrey shows have featured her books. IS IT NIGHT OR DAY?, a Junior Library Guild selection, explores immigration, Americanization, and identity formation through a little-known program that rescued 1,400 youngsters from the Holocaust. LIKE FINDING MY TWIN showcases how 8th graders reunited two Holocaust refugees. Teachers Guides aligned to the new Core Curriculum State Standards are available for all of her books. Fern Schumer Chapman gives many school speeches each year, sharing these remarkable stories with students. As a journalist and reporter, her work has appeared in many publications including the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Forward, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she has taught magazine writing and other seminars at both Northwestern and Lake Forest College.

"This slender book is both a memory and a memorial, a tribute and a warning, a look at what is and what was...A gateway to this piece of world history, and to a discussion of the need to remember and atone in order not to repeat horrendous events of the past."
Jewish Book Council

"This is a book I can pick up again and again and find something deeper each time. It has helped me to realize that there were so many levels of hurt associated with the Holocaust, at so many different places around the world."
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