Journey to America
Escaping the Holocaust to Freedom/50th Anniversary Edition With a New Afterword From the Author
Aladdin · Print & ebook · July 21, 2020
A beautifully repackaged 50th anniversary edition of Sonia Levitin’s powerful classic story about a young Jewish girl forced to flee her home, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.
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- Who it’s for
- A family’s flight from Nazi Germany, told with the urgency of a childhood shaped by escape.
- Themes
- Antisemitic persecution, Family separation and migration, Bravery in the face of aggression
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, Immigration & Moving, Wars & Military History
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A beautifully repackaged 50th anniversary edition of Sonia Levitin’s powerful classic story about a young Jewish girl forced to flee her home, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. In 1938, Lisa Platt and her family know something dangerous is happening in Germany. Lately, there have been more and more restrictions for Jews: yellow stars they have to wear, schools they cannot attend, things they are forbidden to do.
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When their neighbors are arrested for petty reasons, the Platts realize they have to escape. Forbidden to bring money or possessions out of the country, Lisa’s father secretly leaves for America, planning to work until he can send for them. But when conditions in Germany worsen, Lisa, her mother, and her sisters flee to Switzerland to wait, surviving on what little they have in a continent hurtling toward war. Inspired by Sonia Levitin’s own experience of fleeing Germany as a child, this moving novel chronicles one family’s bravery in the face of aggression and apathy.
A Family in Flight
A family’s flight from Nazi Germany, told with the urgency of a childhood shaped by escape.
Come here for
- A child’s perspective on danger, displacement, and family courage
- Historical fiction rooted in the author’s own experience
Expect
- An intimate family story as Europe moves toward war
- A sustained account of escape and waiting
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 85% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Moving | 85% |
| Wars & Military History | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- Holocaust Stories
- Immigration & Moving
- Authors
- Sonia Levitin
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- July 21, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Antisemitic persecution · Family separation and migration · Bravery in the face of aggression
- Reading lane
- Family Stories