dianochka's review against another edition
4.0
I just finished reading this to my class. You should learn the Polish alphabet before trying to read this one aloud!
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
4.0
Anita Lobel writes her memoir describing her experiences during the Holocaust from a child's perspective. The first-person narrative is written with a sense of immediacy and vividness. Her story begins with her middle class home in Krakow, Poland. When the Nazis invade Poland, her father is forced to flee to Russia. Then Anita and her brother escape to a small town with their nanny. Finally, they end up back in Krakow, living in the ghetto with their mother before once again escaping with the nanny. After years of hiding and pretending not to be Jewish, they are finally rounded up and taken to a concentration camp.
Anita also describes what life was like after the war--as a refugee. Being liberated from the concentration camp was not the end of her journey and she describes the process that she and her surviving family members went through as they tried to pick up the pieces and start over in a new country.
Anita also describes what life was like after the war--as a refugee. Being liberated from the concentration camp was not the end of her journey and she describes the process that she and her surviving family members went through as they tried to pick up the pieces and start over in a new country.
jamikrut's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect. One of the better personal accounts of a child during the holocaust. I really enjoyed this book and finished it in about 6 hours.
mmattmiller's review against another edition
2.0
One of those ratings that isn't about the person, the author, or the actual story content- Ms. Lobel sounds like she has had quite the life experiences! I just didn't find the writing to be super engaging. It didn't pull me in.
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