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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5318092
EAN num: 9780688142940
ISBN number: 068814294X
Label: Greenwillow
Manufacturer: Greenwillow
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: March 21, 1996
Publishing house: Greenwillow
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: March 21, 1996
Sale Popularity Level: 626279
Studio: Greenwillow
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'By the time WWII ended in Europe, the Blumenthal family--Marion, her brother Albert, and their parents--had lived in a succession of refugee, transit, and prison camps for more than six years, not only surviving but staying together....This gripping memoir is written in spare, powerful prose that vividly depicts the endless degradation and humiliation suffered by the Holocaust's innocent victims, as well as the unending horror of life in the camps. It's also an ennobling account of the triumph of the human spirit, as seen through a child's eyes.'--Kirkus Reviews. Bibliography.
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This is a good read but it is not exciting. I could take it or leave it. Its interesting to see how they recall and tell the events of the holocaust that they went through, but its not something that I would run out to get to read. I think Number the Stars, Annie Frank or The Hidding Place are more gripping that this one.
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This account of the Holocaust doubles as a succinct retelling of the German history that brought it about, making it not only a moving personal account of one family's journey, but a valuable informational source for those wondering how and why the Holocaust happened.
Marion Blumenthal is only 5 when the story begins. Her German Jewish family got caught up in the inexorable tides of history, tried but failed to escape to Palestine or to the US, and ultimately fled to Holland. Unfortunately, Holland was overrun by the Nazis like much of mainland Europe, and the Blumenthals (father Walter, mother Ruth, brother Albert, and Marion) wound up very first in Westerbork and later in Bergen-Belsen (yes, back to Germany).
Young readers will get a first-hand account of what life was like as a child in the Nazi internment camps. Not as graphic as, say, Elie Wiesel's NIGHT, this book nonetheless is honest and forthright in its narration of Nazi brutalities. At times, the point of view (shifting between quotes of the mother, Ruth, and the first-person point of view of Marion) is a bit off-putting, but overall, this short, large-font memoir with pictures is a worthy choice for middle-school-aged and high school readers -- especially those new to this dark chapter in history. Recommended.
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A child's perspective of the Holocaust and her life in the United States after liberation. Excellent reading suggestion for a children's Holocaust book.
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I had the honor of meeting the author, and no wonder she survived! This lady was as tough as they come! Liked the book, loved the author.
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Marion Blumenthal was a little girl in Germany when Hitler came to power and began his programs to rid Germany of Jews once and for all. With her family, she experienced the tightening grip of restrictions and humiliations forced on German Jews, including her father, a recipient of the Iron Cross for his bravery in WWI. Finally, they fled to a refugee camp in Holland, waiting for their visa to the United States. It was issued, but their passage on a ship was delayed two months, and in that terrible window of time, Hitler's armies conquered Holland. They ended up in one of the most infamous concentration camps in Germany, then, near the end of the war, were put on a "death train" to nowhere, moving from place to place in cattle cars infested with typhus as prisoners died, until finally being liberated by the advancing Russian army.
This book is written for youth (I estimate 6-10th graders). It focuses more on the psychological stress of being a prisoner in ones own country, and glosses over the horror associated with Nazi death camps. That atrocities occurred are noted, however, this is a book about a family staying together from a pre-teen's perspective. I don't fault the book for not focusing on the atrocities; there is a haunting photograph of two women preparing dinner with hundreds of dead stacked up behind them. The horror of it all! But how does a child process this experience? That is what is missing from this particular book.
Easy to read, and well-edited. The Holocaust continues to haunt... and to teach.
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