H‚di Fried is a Swedish-Hungarian author, psychologist, and public lecturer. As a teenager she experienced the horrors of the Holocaust in Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and several work camps. Today she speaks internationally on the dangers of racism and the value of democracy.
During one of H‚di's lectures, a six- year-old asked what happened to the family dog, and the seed for
The Story of Bodri was born. H‚di's previous books include
The Road to Auschwitz (University of Nebraska Press) and
Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust (Scribe), which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Visit her website at
hedifried.se.