SuitabookThe Upstairs Room
Johanna Reiss
- Reading
- Read alongside a trusted adult if helpful, pausing to name what Annie is losing and what remains uncertain. Afterwards, distinguish the book’s events from questions about how antisemitism is portrayed.
- Themes
- Antisemitic persecution: The book addresses antisemitic persecution; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book clearly depicts antisemitic persecution, but the brief account does not show how explicitly it explains, condemns or contextualises that prejudice.
- Belonging and separation: Annie loses contact with friends, is excluded from school and leaves her family to hide. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The intensity and detail of these experiences are unclear.