“In 1945 the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto was liberated. Out of over a quarter of a million people, about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were children. I was one of the twelve.” For more than fifty years after the war, Syvia, like many Holocaust survivors, did not talk about her experiences in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. She buried her past … past in order to move forward. But finally she decided it was time to share her story, and so she told it to her niece, who has re-told it here using free verse inspired by her aunt. This is the true story of Syvia Perlmutter — a story of courage, heartbreak, and finally survival despite the terrible circumstances in which she grew up. A timeline, historical notes, and an author’s note are included.
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What a touching story! It’s not easy to move me to tears but this book did just that. What I admired the most was not only it was a true story of a Holocaust survivor (author’s aunt Syvia) but the author’s decision to narrate it from a child’s perspective. Purposely told in easy, simple language, it touches the deepest chords of a reader’s heart …
it gives a look on how they actually lived, it gives you a detail on how the past has really effected us.
This book is the memoirs of a girl who was one of 12 children liberated during the Holocaust. It is very interesting. It tells how she survived and the effect it had.
I loved this book. That was truly a traggic time in world history. This book faces great insight into the lives and struggles of the Jewish people in Europe at that time. It is well written. I highly recommend it.
One of the best historical fiction I’ve ever read.
It was very interesting as it discussed the history about the Holocaust and the reality of what the people faced at that time. the history. This is why I would totally recommend this book.
Loved the writing style of the author.
This was a powerful story about an incredibly strong girl and her amazing family. The story was well told and easy to follow. I bought the audio and loved the fact that she used a “girls” voice to tell the story. I am now letting my daughter listen to the recount of her history. I feel that it is so important to make sure our children never forget …
This is one of my favorite books and I have Just started reading it. It definitely is quite of a page turner. I recommend anybody that doesn’t know what to read or if they are unsure to read this book, read it. It will surely be worth your time.
Twelve children survived the Lodz ghetto in Poland*. Syvia Perlmutter, the aunt of the author, is one of them. The writing is okay, good enough to finish the story. The story is overwhelming, horrible. courageous and inspirational. And it needs to be known.
Syvia and 12 other children managed to be hidden from the Nazi’s for 2-3 years (just how …