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Square Fish · Paperback · May 21, 2013
Felix and Zelda have escaped the death camp train, but where do they go now?
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- Who it’s for
- A wartime survival story balances peril with the fragile comfort of family, love, and hope.
- Themes
- Holocaust survival, Healing and family, Hope
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories for Teens, War & Military YA, YA Orphan & Foster Stories
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Felix and Zelda have escaped the death camp train, but where do they go now? They're two runaway kids in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. Danger lies at every turn of the road. With the help of a woman named Genia and their active imaginations, Felix and Zelda find a new home and begin to heal, forming a new family together. But can it last?
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Morris Gleitzman's winning characters will tug at readers' hearts as they struggle to survive in the harsh political climate of Poland in 1942. Their lives are difficult, but they always remember what matters: family, love, and hope.
Tender Amid Danger
A wartime survival story balances peril with the fragile comfort of family, love, and hope.
Come here for
- Two young runaways facing danger in Nazi-occupied Poland
- A moving focus on family and the possibility of healing
Expect
- Edgy wartime peril alongside moments of tenderness
- A story shaped by love and hope
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 88% |
|---|---|
| War & Military YA | 46% |
| YA Orphan & Foster Stories | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Holocaust Stories for Teens
- Jewish YA
- Authors
- Morris Gleitzman
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- May 21, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Holocaust survival · Healing and family · Hope
- Reading lane
- Jewish Religious Stories