Milkweed (Thorndike Press Large Print Young Adult Series) - Hardcover

Spinelli, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786261463 ISBN 13: 9780786261468

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Captures the hardships and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II, through the eyes of a Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable events and circumstances.

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Review

"An extremely powerful book. Readers will be gripped by this story of a young orphan in Warsaw." -- Boston Herald

"Jerry Spinelli has fashioned a novel of beauty out of the ugliness of the Holocaust. It is a superb book, one of the best you will read." -- BookPage

"Stunning." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Spinelli creates a masterful achievement, a war story to be put alongside J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and a literary accompaniement to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful." -- VOYA

"An unforgettable novel."--Library Media Connection, Starred

"Part survival adventure, part Holocaust history, [this] novel tells the story through the eyes of a Polish orphan on the run from the Nazis."--Booklist, Starred review

"This is a superb addition to the canon of young adult literature."--Jewish Book World

"Unforgettable. . . a powerful story about one small boy's courage during a horrifying period of history. A heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story." -- The Midwest Book Review

Book Description

By the acclaimed author of the bestselling Stargirl.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786261463
• ISBN 13: 9780786261468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 279