The Island on Bird Street
HarperCollins · Paperback · January 20, 1992
During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s fight to endure brings the dangers of the Warsaw Ghetto into close view.
- Themes
- Survival, Jewish life in the Warsaw Ghetto, Wartime danger
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Survival Stories
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During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.
Survival in Focus
A child’s fight to endure brings the dangers of the Warsaw Ghetto into close view.
Come here for
- A young perspective on survival under relentless danger
- A wartime setting where shelter offers little safety
Expect
- A tense, close focus on staying alive
- A stark look at life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 98% |
|---|---|
| Survival Stories | 47% |
| War & Military Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- Holocaust Stories
- Wars & Military History
- Friendship
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- Prejudice & Racism
- Runaway Stories
- Violence & Safety
- Bullying
- Authors
- Uri Orlev
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 20, 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Survival · Jewish life in the Warsaw Ghetto · Wartime danger
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories