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Gr 5-8 Based on true-life experiences, this survival story about a Jewish boy in Warsaw during World War II reverberates with courage and determination. It begins when Srulik is eight years old. As he emerges from a garbage can after foraging for scraps to eat, he discovers that his mother has disappeared. He is alone in a world filled with danger. He begins his struggle to survive without any bra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this novel based on a Holocaust survivor's account, Srulik, a nine-year-old boy on the run in the Polish countryside, learns from his encounters with an assortment of strangers that he cannot reveal himself as Jew. Part of the strength of Orlev's writing rests with its spareness: like his protagonist, Orlev does not waste words; he resists embellishment. We learn what happens, but we must construct our feelings about those happenings for ourselves. "In daytime, he rarely thought of his fri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More