Milkweed
ISBN:
9780606343558 (0606343555)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
War,
World War II,
Holocaust,
Poland
MILKWEED By Jerry Spinelli 208 pages Published (first published January 1st 2003) ISBN: 0439682363 (ISBN13: 9780439682367) Set in Warsaw, Poland from prior to World War II and following an orphan with many names in his quest to survive not only living in the streets, but, also, in the Warsa...
Very intense. Very few likable characters (thinking back on Spinelli's other books I'm not sure character is a strength of his). Not a bad story, but the ending leaves something to be desired.
Hidden is a graphic novel that does a good job introducing the idea of the Holocaust to young readers without being overtly violent. Hidden features a grandmother, Dounia, who is telling her granddaughter about her experiences during World War II. Dounia wore the star of David, was hidden by her par...
Moving if somewhat bizarre Holocaust fiction. It's the story of a young orphan boy in Warsaw during World War II. I really don't know how to describe the book. It's a very emotional read and while Spinelli's heavy use of dramatic irony render the book an effective teaching tool (it's used in the Heb...
I read this book when I was barely old enough to understand what the Holocaust was about. I've read it over and over and it is still, to this day, the only Spinelli book I like. It's beautiful and so incredibly heartbreaking.
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