Surviving Hitler: A Boy In The Nazi Death Camps

Authors: Warren, Andrea
Genres: Dramatic Novel
Topics: World War II, Culture and History, War & Conflict, World History, European History, Holocaust
Lexile: 820,
Publisher: HarperCollins
BISAC/Subject: JNF025130, JNF007020, JNF025090
ISBN: 9780062252135, Related ISBNs: 0062252135, 9780060007676, 9780062252135
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 160,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis:

The life-changing story of a young boy’s struggle for survival in a Nazi-run concentration camp, narrated in the voice of Holocaust survivor Jack Mandelbaum.

When twelve-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is separated from his family and shipped off to the Blechhammer concentration camp, his life becomes a never-ending nightmare. With minimal food to eat and harsh living conditions threatening his health, Jack manages to survive by thinking of his family.

In this Robert F. Silbert Honor book, readers will glimpse the dark reality of life during the Holocaust, and how one boy made it out alive.

  • William Allen White Award Winner
  • Robert F. Silbert Honor
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book
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