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Milkweed
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Author - Jerry Spinelli
This is a young adult book - maybe even for middle schoolers.
It takes place during WWII in Warsaw, Poland. A young boy is stealing food and is caught by another boy who lives with a group of children who steal food and live on the streets. This boy knows nothing about himself - not his name, not where he lives, not even his age. The author uses very simple language and sentence structure in the beginning of the book so that we are drawn into this child's state of being.
His friends do not know what to make of him, but it is believed he might be a Gypsy, not a Jew. He makes a friend in Warsaw, a little girl who is Jewish. She and her family are herded into the walled Ghetto. Our hero follows and helps them survive.
The book follows their lives for the next few years - how they survive, how much harder it is to survive from day to day.
The ending is a surprise.
The book is beautifully written, touching, moving, sad and satisfying.
I HIGHLY recommend this book - for adults and kids alike.
This is a young adult book - maybe even for middle schoolers.
It takes place during WWII in Warsaw, Poland. A young boy is stealing food and is caught by another boy who lives with a group of children who steal food and live on the streets. This boy knows nothing about himself - not his name, not where he lives, not even his age. The author uses very simple language and sentence structure in the beginning of the book so that we are drawn into this child's state of being.
His friends do not know what to make of him, but it is believed he might be a Gypsy, not a Jew. He makes a friend in Warsaw, a little girl who is Jewish. She and her family are herded into the walled Ghetto. Our hero follows and helps them survive.
The book follows their lives for the next few years - how they survive, how much harder it is to survive from day to day.
The ending is a surprise.
The book is beautifully written, touching, moving, sad and satisfying.
I HIGHLY recommend this book - for adults and kids alike.
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July 16, 2008
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July 16, 2008
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July 16, 2008
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