I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson

I Have Lived a Thousand Years

Livia Bitton-Jackson

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · March 1, 1999

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Who it’s for
A young person’s memoir holds adolescent daydreams beside cruelty, faith, perseverance, and love.
Themes
Holocaust survival, Hope amid suffering, Faith and perseverance
Pacing
Fast

About this book

What is death all about? What is life all about? So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love. It wasn’t long ago that Elli led a normal life that included family, friends, school, and thoughts about boys.

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A life in which Elli could lie and daydream for hours that she was a beautiful and elegant celebrated poet. But these adolescent daydreams quickly darken in March 1944, when the Nazis invade Hungary. First Elli can no longer attend school, have possessions, or talk to her neighbors. Then she and her family are forced to leave their house behind to move into a crowded ghetto, where privacy becomes a luxury of the past and food becomes a scarcity. Her strong will and faith allow Elli to manage and adjust, but what she doesn’t know is that this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come...

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A young person’s memoir holds adolescent daydreams beside cruelty, faith, perseverance, and love.

Come here for

  • A teenager’s perspective on upheaval, loss, and the struggle to stay hopeful

Expect

  • A stark account balanced by faith, perseverance, and love

Where it sits

Holocaust History for Teens93%
Lives in History76%
Wars & Military History for Teens37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Lives in History
  • Girls & Women
  • Holocaust History for Teens
Authors
Livia Bitton-Jackson
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
March 1, 1999
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Holocaust survival · Hope amid suffering · Faith and perseverance
Reading lane
Lives in History