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Along the Tracks by Tamar Bergman

Along the Tracks

Tamar Bergman, Michael Swirsky

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · Hardcover · September 30, 1991

Based on the true story of a Polish boy, separated from his mother during the German invasion of Poland in World War II, and left completely alone for four years.

Holocaust StoriesWar & Military StoriesHistorical Europe
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Who it’s for
A compact, category-forward read with devotional undertones and a serious teen-literature register.
Genres
Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Historical Europe
Published
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 30, 1991

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About this book

Based on the true story of a Polish boy, separated from his mother during the German invasion of Poland in World War II, and left completely alone for four years.

Tracks of Faith

A compact, category-forward read with devotional undertones and a serious teen-literature register.

Come here for

  • devotional-leaning Jewish YA framing
  • Holocaust-story shelf energy

Expect

  • sustained narrative pacing
  • identity-and-worldview resonance

Where it sits

Holocaust Stories55%
War & Military Stories47%
Historical Europe33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Holocaust Stories
Authors
Tamar Bergman, Michael Swirsky
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
September 30, 1991
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Holocaust Stories