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cams__8's review against another edition
5.0
Ojalá todo el mundo lea esto. Valió cada parte del tiempo que le invertí.
lisa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
5.0
A personal account of a young boy and his life during the Nazi regime. Many near death experiences, his family is torn apart and he comes face to face with Oskar Schindler.
Holocaust Remembrance Day was May 2nd as I chose this book to honor that. A fast read that touches your heart. Highly recommended.
Holocaust Remembrance Day was May 2nd as I chose this book to honor that. A fast read that touches your heart. Highly recommended.
nora_d_tinta_y_papel's review against another edition
5.0
Historias que nos apachurran el alma y nos recuerdan que tanto la maldad humana como la bondad y heroísmo se encuentran en quien menos te lo espera. Una historia de lucha, miedo, sobrevivencia. Una historia que nos recuerda el valor de la familia y el respeto a las personas.
yedidah72's review against another edition
5.0
Should be required reading! Baruch dayan emet z"l. What an amazing person.
cdel1313's review against another edition
5.0
The incredible memoir of one of the children on Schindler's List.
Adding to my favorites.
Adding to my favorites.
chrissiedcohen's review against another edition
5.0
I loved reading a book by one of the children saved by Shindler.
cornmaven's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent addition to the canon of Holocaust bios, memoirs, and fiction. Leyson was one of the youngest on Oskar Schindler's list, and has a compelling story to tell. It starts out with his childhood, relatively happy until Hilter arrives on the scene, then moves into the heart of the destruction of Jews by the Nazis.
Even the aftermath, once Leyson and his family return to Krakow, highlights the struggles Jews have had for thousands of years.
Middle schoolers who often study Anne Frank's diary will get another good perspective with this memoir, and I would pair it with that plus the fictional The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Adults can pair this with those titles plus Schlinder's List.
The element of luck is present in Leyson's survival, a point which he makes multiple times. I also appreciated his discussions about Spielberg's movie, which is what brought him to the attention of the world.
Even the aftermath, once Leyson and his family return to Krakow, highlights the struggles Jews have had for thousands of years.
Middle schoolers who often study Anne Frank's diary will get another good perspective with this memoir, and I would pair it with that plus the fictional The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Adults can pair this with those titles plus Schlinder's List.
The element of luck is present in Leyson's survival, a point which he makes multiple times. I also appreciated his discussions about Spielberg's movie, which is what brought him to the attention of the world.