Surviving Hitler
A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 17, 2002
The life-changing story of a young boy’s struggle for survival in a Nazi-run concentration camp.
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- Who it’s for
- A survivor’s voice and archival photographs bring one boy’s Holocaust experience into focus.
- Themes
- Holocaust survival, Family separation
- Genres
- Holocaust for Kids, Historical Biographies for Kids, Military & Wars
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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, this harrowing true story includes black-and-white photos from the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. 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.
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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
History at Human Scale
A survivor’s voice and archival photographs bring one boy’s Holocaust experience into focus.
Come here for
- A child’s perspective on Holocaust history
- A survivor’s voice, with archival photographs
Expect
- A stark account of hunger and harsh camp conditions
- A sustained narrative of survival and family
Where it sits
| Holocaust for Kids | 96% |
|---|---|
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 72% |
| Military & Wars | 67% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History for Kids
- Artists' Lives for Kids
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Writers' Lives for Kids
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- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids
- Performers' Biographies for Kids
- Political Biographies for Kids
- Authors
- Andrea Warren
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 17, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Holocaust survival · Family separation
- Reading lane
- Art History for Kids