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The other half of life
a novel based on the true story of the MS St. Louis
By Whitney, Kim Ablon
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37595-219-7
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 6-8 Based on the story of the MS "St. Louis" in 1939, the journey of the fictional Nazi luxury liner MS "St. Francis" from Germany to Cuba and the United States creates the dramatic underpinning for this story. Focusing on 15-year-old Thomas Werkmann and 14-year-old Priska Affeldt, Whitney chronicles what happened to more than 900 Jews seeking refuge from growing anti-Semitism in Germany. Thomas is traveling alone. His father, who is Jewish, is in Dachau, and his mother, a Christian, could raise the money for only one passage. A strong f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Fifteen-year-old Thomas boards a ship in Germany headed to Havana. It's 1939, and the passengers, mostly Jews, are seeking asylum in a n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
