The Girl Who Wouldn't Die
Sky Pony · Paperback · May 9, 2017
It’s 1939 in Poland, and Arab knows that standing up for anyone—especially her Jewish family—only paints a target on her back.
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- Who it’s for
- A tense wartime story pairs survival with the risks of choosing resistance.
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories for Teens, YA Survival Stories, Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Published
- Sky Pony, May 9, 2017
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It’s 1939 in Poland, and Arab knows that standing up for anyone—especially her Jewish family—only paints a target on her back. So she plans to survive the Nazi occupation the way she always has: disguise herself as an Aryan boy, lead her street gang, and sell whatever she can steal. But though Arab starts the war with the one goal of staying alive, others have different ideas for her. When a stranger asks for her help with a covert rescue mission, Arab has to make a choice.
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Trying to be a hero is a surefire way to get killed. But if she doesn’t do it, who will? Hard-hitting and unforgettable, The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die is a story about survival, the necessity of resistance, and the hope that can be found when the world is at its darkest.
Survival and Resistance
A tense wartime story pairs survival with the risks of choosing resistance.
Come here for
- A young survivor navigating occupation, disguise, and impossible choices
- The pull between staying alive and risking resistance
Expect
- Hard-hitting stakes in Nazi-occupied Poland
- Hope threaded through a story of survival
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 92% |
|---|---|
| YA Survival Stories | 39% |
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- Historical YA - Europe
- Holocaust Stories for Teens
- War & Military YA
- Authors
- Randall Platt
- Publisher
- Sky Pony
- Published
- May 9, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories