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Beautifully written verse from a child’s perspective. This family was extremely brave and the father’s attentiveness, intuition, and wisdom kept this family alive. Those poor children that were taught from birth to be so silent. I wonder how long or if they ever changed that characteristic.
I love the unique way this book was written. The author writes in the first person describing her aunt's real experiences. It does a fantastic job of capturing the horrors of living in a ghetto in Poland during WWII from a child's perspective. The ghetto originally had 270,000+ people in it, and by the end of the war only 800 survivors were left--12 of which were children. This story is about one of the children survivors.
As a mother my heart was broken as she described the children being wrenc ...more
As a mother my heart was broken as she described the children being wrenc ...more
It was really interesting to hear a true story about the holocaust from someone who was so young. I didn’t realize any Jews survived the whole war in a ghetto. I can’t imagine how scary and horrible that would be.
3.5 stars. It took me a little while to get into the style of this book, but once I did, I enjoyed it. She really was able to write it in a poetic way, from a child's point of view. I love all things World War II, and had never heard of the Lodz ghetto in Poland. I think I would read this to Carson to introduce the subject matter to him in a pretty benign, but still informative, way. It's amazing, in a horrible way, the things people have had to endure.
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I've read a lot of WWII books but this one, written in the voice of a girl who spent 6 years (ages 4-10) in the Lodz ghetto really stands out. It's so beautifully and simply written and is a tribute to her brave father and others who risked so much to protect the children. As always, I am inspired by the stories of survival in such horrifying circumstances. I love the visual of the adults encircling the children ❤
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This is a first person account from the eyes of a young girl (almost 6 years old) and her experience being in a Jewish ghetto in Poland.
It is a true story, and written in prose. Beautifully done. Heartrending and well written.
It is a true story, and written in prose. Beautifully done. Heartrending and well written.
This was a sad/happy wonderful insight about the Holocaust. I would recommend that kids 12 and up read this book. They need to understand what it means to be free.
One of the BEST books I've read about the Holocaust!
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