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A taut tale of a young boy in the summer of 1942 as his family is forcibly moved from the Polish countryside to the Warsaw Ghetto. Aron, narrator, finds himself in an unsettling environment where his naivety and childhood has him at times unknowingly places himself and others in dangerous situation. As each day brings more dire situations he is forced to make decisions beyond his maturity and comprehension.
One of the most poignant aspects of this book is showing how starvation was a planned war ...more
One of the most poignant aspects of this book is showing how starvation was a planned war ...more
I didn't really "like" this book--who can like a book about a young boy in the Warsaw Ghetto? It was well-written, however, and when I've recovered I'll write more.
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Lots of books have been written about WWII and the Holocaust but not so many from a child's point of view. This is one such set in Poland that gives this viewpoint.
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