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Adam and Thomas by Aharon Appelfeld

Adam and Thomas

Aharon Appelfeld

Seven Stories Press · Print & ebook · April 25, 2017

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Who it’s for
A forest survival story finds warmth in friendship without softening the danger around two boys.
Themes
Survival, Friendship and cooperation, Refuge during wartime
Pacing
Mixed

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About this book

HONOR 2016 - Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book WINNER 2016 - Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries FINALIST 2016 - National Jewish Book Awards Adam and Thomas is the story of two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II by banding together in the forest. They are alone, visited only furtively every few days by Mina, a mercurial girl who herself has found refuge from the war by living with a peasant family.

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She makes secret journeys and brings the boys parcels of food at her own risk. Adam and Thomas must learn to survive and do. They forage and build a small tree house, although it's more like a bird's nest. Adam's family dog, Miro, manages to find his way to him, to the joy of both boys. Miro brings the warmth of home with him. Echoes of the war are felt in the forest. The boys meet fugitives fleeing for their lives and try to help them. They learn to disappear in moments of danger. And they barely survive winter's harshest weather, but when things seem to be at their worst, a miracle happens.

Peril and Warmth

A forest survival story finds warmth in friendship without softening the danger around two boys.

Come here for

  • The uneasy balance of peril, resourcefulness, and small comforts.
  • A friendship formed under the pressure of wartime survival.

Expect

  • A forest setting where danger and moments of warmth stay close.
  • Two boys learning to endure through resourcefulness and mutual care.

Where it sits

Holocaust Stories100%
War & Military Stories62%
Historical Europe31%

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Publisher categories

  • Sibling Stories
  • Historical Europe
  • Holocaust Stories
Authors
Aharon Appelfeld
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Published
April 25, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Survival · Friendship and cooperation · Refuge during wartime
Reading lane
Sibling Stories