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Assignment, The
Liza Wiemer
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-12316-4
Keywords: social/emotional learning, conflict resolution, conflicting viewpoints, anti-semitism, discrimination, human rights, activism
High school seniors protest their assignment to reenact the Wannsee Conference, during which the "Final Solution" for European Jews was debated, resulting in community turmoil.