Lila Perl (1921–2013)
Author of Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story
About the Author
Lila Perl was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1921. She received a B. A. from Brooklyn College and pursued additional studies at both Columbia University and New York University. She started writing children's books when her two children were in elementary school. During her lifetime, she wrote more show more than 60 works of fiction and nonfiction. Her works include the Fat Glenda series, Isabel's War, Lilli's Quest, The Great Ancestor Hunt: The Fun of Finding Out Who You Are, To the Golden Mountain: The Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, and Behind Barbed Wire: The Story of Japanese Internment During World War II. In 1996, she co-authored the memoir Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story with Marion Bluementhal Lazan. She died in December 2013 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Lila Perl
Piñatas and Paper Flowers: Holidays of the Americas in English and Spanish / Piñatas y flores de papel:… (1983) 56 copies
From Top Hats to Baseball Caps, from Bustles to Blue Jeans: Why We Dress the Way We Do (1990) 21 copies
Don't Sing Before Breakfast, Don't Sleep in the Moonlight: Everyday Superstitions and How They Began (1988) 17 copies
To the Golden Mountain: The Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad (Great Journeys) (2003) 16 copies
Behind Barbed Wire: The Story of Japanese-American Internment During World War II (Great Journeys) (2003) 8 copies
Foods and festivals of the Danube lands: Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania,… (1969) 4 copies
Living in Naples 2 copies
Fat Glenda's summer romance 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1921
- Date of death
- 2013-12-04
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Beechhurst, New York, USA - Education
- Brooklyn College (BA)
- Occupations
- memoirist
non-fiction author
children's book author
young adult writer - Relationships
- Perl, Martin L. (brother)
Lazan, Marion Blumenthal (co-author)
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Statistics
- Works
- 66
- Members
- 2,933
- Popularity
- #8,736
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 27
- ISBNs
- 141
- Languages
- 2
In a society that is quickly becoming more divided and more intolerant, Marion’s message of hope, faith, and family strength, is even more important than it was when she first started discussing her experiences a couple decades ago. While most may brush off the striking similarities to the current president’s rise to power and the Nazis, it is hard for those who truly know their history to ignore. It is even harder for those who know that atrocities of WWII still ring loud in their older generation’s ears, and yet their younger generations engage in racist and destructive behavior.
Marion’s story is one of compassion and hope during one of the world’s worst times. My only reason for giving a less than superb rating is that brevity of the book. While written with young children (9-11 years old) in mind, there is only so much that one can remember about those years themselves, particularly 50 years later, as was the case when Marion & Lila wrote Four Perfect Pebbles and Marion recounted her childhood to Lila. Everyone always wants more from a good book, but at 160 pages, Four Perfect Pebbles is incredible concise.… (more)