Holocaust Books - Page 3

Rose Blanche

Roberto Innocenti, Christophe Gallaz

List Price: $15.95 By: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang Amazon Marketplace: 9 new & used starting at $6.99

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Rose Blanche, you are not alone 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.

Congratulations! You have successfully located the best translation of the book "Rose Blanche" available on the market today. While the British and German translations may change significant portions of this tale around and about, the American version (all thanks to hard work of excellent translators Martha Coventry and Richard Graglia) is true to authors Gallaz and Innocenti's original plot and vision. So well done you! Give yourself a pat on the back and a hanky. You'll need it after you finish reading the book.

It's Germany during World War II. As we watch, our little heroine, Rose Blanche, describes the early days of the war. The soldiers are being packed up and shipped away and everyone is cheering them on. Swastikas are plentiful. One day, Rose sees a small boy escape from a van in the middle of the street. The boy is quickly caught and placed within the cramped van once again. Curious, Rose Blanche follows the van to the edge of town and into the forest. There she comes face to face with the children of a concentration camp. After offering them some of her food, the first person narrative abruptly begins to be told in the third person instead. We are told that Rose Blanche continued to bring food to the hungry children. Finally, the citizens of the town flee, wounded soldiers amongst them. Rather than escaping, Rose Blanche makes one last trip to the camp, only to find it empty. A single shot rings out and we see the Communist soldiers filling the now abandoned town. The book ends with, "Rose Blanche's mother waited a long time for her little girl". Flowers bloom, but the single purple bloom the girl placed on the barbed wire has wilted.

Tragedy in the key of E. The text is rather well written, giving no specific person or persons blame, but rather suggesting a collective guilt. Admittedly, I was a little taken aback by the sudden switch in narrative. One minute you know exactly what Rose Blanche is thinking and the next you can only interpret her emotions through descriptions and visual images. A review of this book in the March 2004 issue of "Children's Literature in Education" suggested that this is done so that the reader is given a bit of distance when the girl is shot. Admittedly, I don't expect my heroines to die in the picture books I read but I think we can chalk that up to naivete on my part more than anything else. This is, after all, an incredibly realistic work of fiction. The character of Rose Blanche even attains a kind of religious piousness at the end of the tale. In her final picture, she stands in the position of a saint. Her eyes are downcast, one hand lightly touching her heart, and the other placing a small purple flower on the broken fence.

Which brings us to the illustrations. Innocenti's pictures deftly tell a story within the actual text. In the first few pictures, Rose appears in happy crowd scenes. Then, as she discovers more about the world in which she lives, she is placed farther and farther away from other people. Rose is continually set apart from the others by her clothing as well. Where everyone else is resigned to grays and browns, Rose sports a pink dress with a bright red bow on her head. The illustrations are strikingly realistic, never becoming cartoony or visually inconsistent. Innocenti is deft at the millions of different ways in which light changes a scene. And to top it all off, he's done some of the most brilliant fog I've ever seen put down on paper.

This is a book about seeing what other people won't. The name "Rose Blanche" is explained by the author on the book flap. The Rose Blanche was a group of young Germans that protested the war. Like the heroine of this tale, they were unduly executed for the crime of thinking differently. The best use of this book is to utilize it in such a way that we can never forget how important it is to question authority at all times and to always fight for the truth. It seems that message is more important today than ever. A tip of the hat to the Rose Blanches of the world.

Editorial Review:

One day Rose sees a little boy escape from a guarded truck, only to be recaptured. Curious, she follows the truck out of town to a concentration camp. From then onwards Rose makes a secret journey, whenever she can, to the camp to feed the other children.

Secret Seder, The

Doreen Rappaport

Amazon Price: $11.55 List Price: $16.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Hyperion Book CH Amazon Marketplace: 36 new & used starting at $0.57

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z -> ( M ) -> McCully, Emily Arnold

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Jacques is determined to celebrate Passover with his father 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful.

The Secret Seder receives Emily Arnold McCully's realistic illustrations as it tells of one Jacques, who is hiding from Nazis in a small village in France, pretending to be Catholics. They haven't given up their beliefs, and Jacques is determined to celebrate Passover with his father, risking his life to attend a secret seder in the mountains.

A Well-Written Story Appropriate for an Older Child 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

The Secret Seder is the story of a young Jewish boy's experience during the time of Nazi Germany. It vividly portrays the fears that were prevalent among Jews at that time. Even the Passover Seder had to be observed in secret.

The book is very well written and the portrayal of events is very accurate. The somber watercolor illustrations add to the darkness of the story.

Although I feel that this is a well-done book, I do not believe that the subject matter is appropriate for a five-year-old as the age recommendation indicates. Some of the text may be too harsh for such a young reader: "Papa yanks me into an alley. The clicking is closer and louder. Papa pulls out the knife. I hold my breath..." This may be a more appropriate book for a child who is eight or nine years old.

Editorial Review:

Jacques and his parents are hiding in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, pretending to be Catholics. On the first night of Passover, Jacques and his father elude Nazi soldiers to gather with other Jews and celebrate the Seder in secret. For this book, Doreen Rappaport researched the lives of resistance fighters and Jews in hiding: brave men and women who managed to survive one of the darkest times in history with their faith intact. Emily Arnold McCully's intense and respectful paintings illuminate the perils of a turbulent time and the triumphs of a resilient people.

The Upstairs Room

Johanna Reiss

Amazon Price: $15.99 List Price: $19.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: HarperTeen Amazon Marketplace: 71 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Biographies & Memoirs -> Ethnic & National -> Jewish
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Europe
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 95 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

A Life in Hiding

When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw was eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger-she knew that to stay alive she would have to hide. Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered to help. For two years they hid Annie and her sister, Sini, in the cramped upstairs room of their farmhouse.

Most people thought the war wouldn't last long. But for Annie and Sini -- separated from their family and confined to one tiny room -- the war seemed to go on forever.

In the part of the marketplace where flowers had been sold twice a week-tulips in the spring, roses in the summer-stood German tanks and German soldiers. Annie de Leeuw was eight years old in 1940 when the Germans attacked Holland and marched into the town of Winterswijk where she lived. Annie was ten when, because she was Jewish and in great danger of being cap-tured by the invaders, she and her sister Sini had to leave their father, mother, and older sister Rachel to go into hiding in the upstairs room of a remote farmhouse.

Johanna de Leeuw Reiss has written a remarkably fresh and moving account of her own experiences as a young girl during World War II. Like many adults she was innocent of the German plans for Jews, and she might have gone to a labor camp as scores of families did. "It won't be for long and the Germans have told us we'll be treated well," those families said. "What can happen?" They did not know, and they could not imagine.... But millions of Jews found out.

Mrs. Reiss's picture of the Oosterveld family with whom she lived, and of Annie and Sini, reflects a deep spirit of optimism, a faith in the ingenuity, backbone, and even humor with which ordinary human beings meet extraordinary challenges. In the steady, matter-of-fact, day-by-day courage they all showed lies a profound strength that transcends the horrors of the long and frightening war. Here is a memorable book, one that will be read and reread for years to come.

Friedrich (Puffin Books)

Hans Peter Richter

Amazon Price: $5.99 List Price: $5.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Puffin Amazon Marketplace: 85 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Literature -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> General AAS

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 55 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A Very Moving Book 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This is a very moving stoty about Friedrich a young Jewish boy that lived during the Holicost as told through the eyes of his German best friend. I think it is a very good story for people to read because it teaches them how bad raceism has become. There is no difference between a Jew and a German. This is also a good book because it shows how Jews really were treated during World War II, and how families were so easily split apart. Altho it is a sad story, we all can learn from it.

Excellent Story! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

There are so many great stories out there that one can find about Holocaust Europe. Although this story is written for younger ages, it is a great story none the less. Richter tells this story as a first person narrative writing in a simple but elegant way. It depicts the childhood of Richter and his friendship with his Jewish friend Friedrich. One really gets a good idea of the way Jews were treated in the 1930's and 40's by others influenced by the new Nazi party. Richter's story also gives you an idea of how the Holocaust tore apart families and friendships. This is an excellent story, that will really take you away with the author's excellent story telling and very personal narrative.

Editorial Review:

Friedrich and his best friend were growing up in Germany in the early 1930s. At first, Friedrich seemed to be the more fortunate, but when Hitler came to power, things began to change. Friedrich was expelled from school and became an orphan when his mother died and his father was arrested and deported. This is a terrifying story of the destruction of a single Jewish family.

Star of Fear, Star of Hope

Jo Hoestlandt

Amazon Price: $8.95 List Price: $8.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Walker Books for Young Readers Amazon Marketplace: 38 new & used starting at $3.99

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Holocaust picture book 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

An elderly lady retells events from her childhood. She describes her confusion and fear when her best friend has to wear a yellow star, her sadness when her friend mysteriously disappears one night and her enduring hope of finding her again. Great introduction for learning about the Jews under Nazi Germany. Reading level is third grade but good as a read aloud to younger children. Very moving.

Wonderful Teaching Tool to discuss the Holocaust 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Each year I do a thematic unit on the Holocaust and this is one of the picture books that I use with my sixth grade students. They enjoy the story and the pictures portray the writer's feelings were very.

Good introduction to the Holocaust for young children 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I can't think of a time in my life when I *didn't* know about the Holocaust.

There must have been such a time, nobody takes their three year old kid and one day decides to tell them of horrific things, but I can't recall it.

My nieces are 5 and 2.5, and the older one is right about the time when she should be learning about serious subjects.

This is, I think, a good introduction to what is a very serious subject indeed.

The reality of the Holocaust isn't diluted, but it's told at a level that's appropriate for small children - losing a friend and lifelong regret, and you know she didn't survive, but that's not spelled out.

Whenever you decide it's appropriate to start talking to your kids about this sort of subject, consider this book.

Editorial Review:

Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris.

The Little Boy Star: An Allegory of the Holocaust

Rachel Hausfater

Amazon Price: $11.53 List Price: $16.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Milk & Cookies Press Amazon Marketplace: 32 new & used starting at $9.41

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> Picture Books
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 4-8 -> General AAS

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Little Boy Star: An Allegory of the Holocaust 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book was a wonderful way to introduce my students to the Holocaust. I would recommend it for anyone that wants to learn more about this subject.

The Little Star Boy 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

While working with fourth graders in a unit about the Holocaust, I discovered this very simple text that could be read by every student. They were to write how this book related to the theme. The simple text was not threatening to any student.The analogies were easy to site. I enjoyed the book as a librarian.

Editorial Review:

A young Jewish boy is given a star to wear. At first he is proud of the decoration, but soon finds the star overshadowing him--no one sees the boy, only the star. Lonely, frightened, and helpless, he watches as other star-wearers are led away into the night. This affecting allegory, rich with symbolism, educates children about the events of the Holocaust in a way that young minds can easily grasp. Told in simple, poetic language, the book offers a tender message of tolerance and inner strength. Little Boy Star includes an introduction by David A. Adler, author of A Picture Book of Anne Frank and other critically acclaimed children's books on the Holocaust. Olivier Latyk's haunting illustrations underscore the poignant theme.

The Island on Bird Street

Uri Orlev

Amazon Price: $12.48 List Price: $16.00 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Amazon Marketplace: 59 new & used starting at $0.18

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

No boy is an island. Save one. 4 out of 5 stars.
11 of 15 people found this review helpful.

It is the dearest wish of my heart that maybe, someday, I will be lucky enough to someday become a real honest-to-goodness children's book reviewer. To succeed in this goal, however, I feel that I must give myself a thorough background in children's books. As a result, I've found myself reviewing many books that, while considered "classics" are stories I would not be reading today if it weren't for their cultural cache. I'm saying all of this because I want you to understand fully why I did not want to read "The Island On Bird Street" at the outset. I'm the gal who as a child refused to read books that even traipsed lightly upon any and all serious subjects. No realistic situations for me, thank you very much. So it shouldn't surprise you the amount of resistance I felt towards reading Uri Orlev's classic Holocaust drama. But I'm 26 years old and if a 26 year old can't read a serious children's book, they probably have something seriously wrong with them. With that cheery thought in mind, I bit the bullet and plunged in. I was expecting a depressing treatise on the horrors of war and the depravity of Nazi Germany. And that's part of the book, no question. But what I didn't expect, and found (much to my delight) was a story that also read like a WWII Robinson Crusoe. It comes as a great relief.

As our Jewish hero, Alex and his family begin this tale as members of a Polish ghetto in an unnamed town during WWII. Actually, it's just Alex and his father at this point. His mother disappeared not long ago and is suspected to have been taken away by the occupying German forces. When it becomes clear to Alex's father that his son will probably need to survive on his own someday (a day that comes sooner than either of them think) he teaches the boy how to keep and shoot a gun. Not long after, Alex's father is taken away by the Germans as well, but with the promise that he will be back to find Alex soon. What follows is a tale that tracks the boy in an abandoned ghost town of a ghetto. On his own, he must find food and shelter while remaining hidden from the ever present Nazi threat. Too soon Alex finds that in this hostile environment, he can only really trust himself and his white mouse, Snow. Using ingenuity that astounds, Alex carves out an existence for himself that not only defies everything the Nazis stand for but that speaks to the heart of anyone who has ever waited for a loved one to return. By the end of this book Alex is no Jewish boy. He is a Jewish man.

If you were to ask me what book "The Island on Bird Street" most resembles, I would have to say without a doubt that it is mighty similar to Gary Paulsen's, "Hatchet". In both cases, young men must survive hunger and hostile surroundings by using their brains. In a way though, "Bird Street" is less harrowing than "Hatchet". Alex may not be particularly safe, but he is oddly confident of his own abilities at all times. This is a kid cut out for survival. His cool confident handling of his situation may strike some as a little false. Even when his mother disappears, Alex treats her vanishing with little real woe (at least none that he displays for the reader). This may have more to do with Orlev's writing style than any particular flaw in the plot though. After all, it isn't as if Alex is a particularly emotional fellow. True, he bursts into tears once in a while (justifiably) and falls in love with a girl across the ghetto wall, but he does not allow himself to think too much on painful things. They might weigh him down and make him incapable of rational thinking and planning. As a result, when Alex thinks it is in a methodical and intelligent manner. Just not ooey-gooey.

Getting back to the "Hatchet" similarities, my favorite parts of this book were those sections that described how Alex constructed a safe home for himself on the third floor of a bombed out old building. I loved the Robinson Crusoeish aspects of the story. Reading through this book, you really feel a kid like Alex could survive in an environment such as this in real life. He's a realistic character acting in ways that are consistent with his age. When Alex starts ice skating and playing football on the other side of the ghetto wall, you completely understand why (even if you're cringing at the thought of him risking his neck like that). I should note that there are some sections that speak laudably of the state of Israel. This is also realistic within the context of the story, but it's hard to make an idyllic picture of Israel when thinking of the oh-so similar violence wracking it today. To my mind, Orlev would have done very well to completely avoid all mention of the topic. It jars anyone with even the tiniest political knowledge out of the story.

Author Uri Orlev was himself a Jewish person living in the Warsaw ghetto before the second world war. A survivor of Bergen-Bergen, it would be a supreme understatement to point out that the man knows of which he speaks. I was especially grateful to him for including an Introduction to this story that explains not only the horrors of the time period but also exactly what Jewish ghettos were. This isn't taught in school all that often and it makes the text far easier to understand. Orlev has written a masterful and heartfelt story of human struggle and survival. Consider pairing this book with the aforementioned "Hatchet" or (if you prefer similar time periods and protagonists) "The Diary of Anne Frank" and Lois Lowry's, "Number the Stars". I was reluctant to pick up "The Island On Bird Street" to begin with. But if kids follow my hesitant example and read a chapter or two into it, they may find themselves surprisingly interested in the adventures of a boy living all on his own. It's an ultimate adventure story and one you won't easily forget.

Editorial Review:

During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.

Edenville Owls

Robert B. Parker

Amazon Price: $13.49 List Price: $17.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Philomel Amazon Marketplace: 101 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> United States -> Fiction -> 1900s
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Literature -> Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror -> Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not Just for Young Readers 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I started to read this book not realizing it was suggested for young readers. I am in my 80's.
Since I remember well the 1940's, and was just a year or two older than the main characters, I was fascinated to read about the familiar old radio shows, music, and entertainers of that time.
We also had a different sense of morality and integrity then, at least in our crowd. We were so much like these kids.
I think it was one of the most enjoyable books I have read in a long time.
Thank you Mr. Parker for writing this book.

Editorial Review:

From the New York Times-bestselling author of the Spenser mysteries.

There is something evil in the air. Fourteen-year-old Bobby senses it. Who is that man he saw arguing with his pretty, new English teacher? And what was the real reason she missed school for days afterward? Bobby knows he should mind his own business, but times are confusing. World War II has just ended and the world is changing. Bobby's world, especially. There's his relationship with Joanie, for one-why does being her friend feel awkward all of a sudden? And then there are his buddies, the junior varsity Edenville Owls-a group of basketball players in need of a leader. Can they help each other off the court as well as they can on it? They will need to. Something evil is in the air

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Amazon Price: $5.99 List Price: $5.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Putnam Juvenile Amazon Marketplace: 69 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Animals -> Rabbits -> Fiction

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

ISBN 0440490170 - I've always loved books about WWII, because it's a time in history that is so full of stories of endurance and courage. When I picked this one up, I had my doubts about how well this era could be related in a kids' book - and I am so happy to say, it is excellent. The "secrets her parents are keeping" in an earlier review don't exist. They're Jews, they live in Germany and they flee - no secret.

Anna and her family live in Germany as Hitler is coming into power, and her father is one of the lucky ones who knew this was a bad thing before it was too late. On the eve of the elections, her family flees to Zurich and begins a new life as refugees. For Anna and her brother Max, this is an adventure, even if they are sad to leave their home and friends. They believe they will be able to come home in six months, so they are not heartbroken over it. They begin school, make new friends and learn new things - not all of them good - while their parents struggle to make ends meet. Her father, a famous writer, can't get regular work for good money and her mother has to learn to do things for herself and her family that they once hired people do to for them. From Zurich to Paris and eventually to England, Anna's family loses everything they own but learn that all they really need is one another.

There are some hilarious moments, such as when Anna's teacher tells the class that cavemen used safety pins, and some moments of triumph for everyone. Anna's and Max's success with French is a high point, as is their father's selling a screenplay. Without a doubt, the saddest moment isn't when Hitler stole pink rabbit, but when news of Onkel Julius' suicide reaches the family. For parents worried about that, it's written vaguely enough that a lot of kids will have to come to parents to really understand the passage. This is an excellent story, with Hitler and the Nazis not exactly starring in it - Anna's story is much more a day-to-day story than a rehashing of the war.

Editorial Review:

Nine-year-old Anna was too busy with schoolwork and friends in 1933 to take much notice of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in her native Germany. But when her father is suddenly, unaccountably missing, and her family flees Berlin in secrecy, Anna is forced to learn the skills needed to be a refugee and finds she's much more resilient than she thought.192 pp.

North to Freedom

Anne Holm

List Price: $6.00 By: Odyssey Classics Amazon Marketplace: 16 new & used starting at $1.03

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General
Subjects -> Children's Books -> Ages 9-12 -> General AAS
Subjects -> Children's Books -> History & Historical Fiction -> Fiction -> Holocaust

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

one of my favorites 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

I have a copy of this book from the UK that is called I Am David. It starts with a man telling David, "You must get away tonight. Stay awake so that you're ready just before the guard is changed. When you see me strike a match, the current will be cut off and you can climb over -- you'll have half a minute, no more." This starts David's journey not just to freedom and home, but also to learning how to live as a regular kid after only living in a concentration camp. It's a serious book but one that should be read.

A moving children's novel 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This is an engaging historical fiction novel. Set in post World War II Europe, it is also published under the titles David, and I Am David. With the help of one of the prison gaurds, 12 year old David escapes from a communist labor camp in Bulgaria with no idea what to do other than go to Denmark. The story weaves in many important themes, such as freedom, beauty, truth, and love. There are many intriguing characters, like Johannes his fellow prisoner, the family of Maria, a Danish lady in Switzerland, and a dog named King. As David crosses countries and borders, his understanding of life, God, and the aforementioned themes grows as his journey progresses. Through it all he is determined to remain true to himself. Truly an engaging read, and a good study on physical and cultural geography for kids.

Editorial Review:

Having escaped from the eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark. “[North to Freedom] is, to my mind, the single finest novel ever written for children of about ages 9 to 13.”--School Library Journal