Run, Boy, Run
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 29, 2007
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s-eye account of survival makes identity and danger feel painfully immediate.
- Themes
- Holocaust survival, Antisemitism, Childhood resilience
- Pacing
- Fast
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“'Srulik, there’s no time. I want you to remember what I’m going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to! Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik,' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything—even if you forget me and Mama—never forget that you’re a Jew.'"
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And so, at only eight years old, Srulik Frydman says goodbye to his father for the last time and becomes Jurek Staniak, an orphan on the run in the Polish countryside at the height of the Holocaust. With the danger of capture by German soldiers ever-present, Jurek must fight against starvation, the punishing Polish winters, and widespread anti-Semitism as he desperately searches for refuge. Told with the unflinching honesty and unique perspective of such a young child, Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy’s struggle to stay alive in the face of almost insurmountable odds—a story all the more incredible because it is true.
A Child’s Perspective
A child’s-eye account of survival makes identity and danger feel painfully immediate.
Come here for
- A true Holocaust survival story centered on a child’s fight to endure
Expect
- An unflinching young perspective on danger, hunger, and threatened identity
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 98% |
|---|---|
| YA Survival Stories | 50% |
| War & Military YA | 17% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- YA Adoption Stories
- YA Orphan & Foster Stories
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- Historical YA - Europe
- Holocaust Stories for Teens
- Jewish YA
- Death & Grief for Teens
- Authors
- Uri Orlev
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 29, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Holocaust survival · Antisemitism · Childhood resilience
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories