The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Exiled to Siberia In June 1942, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists -- enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.For five years, Ester...
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Exiled to Siberia In June 1942, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists -- enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.For five years, Ester and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields and working in the mines, struggling for enough food and clothing to stay alive. Only the strength of family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064405775 (006440577X)
ASIN: 006440577X
Publish date: 1995-05-12
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Russia,
Biography Memoir,
World War II,
Holocaust,
Fiction,
Historical
The Endless Steppe is an extraordinary and haunting story which reads like fiction but is based on first-hand family accounts and memories from the author. The story is heartbreaking and inspiring and while its shelved as a young adult novel certainly is an education and eye opener for any reader w...
An excellent introduction to children about World War II. It is written from the perspective of a Jewish 10-year old from Vilna. Vilnius, as it is called today, is now the capital of Lithuania. In 1941 it was part of Poland. The book is an autobiographical account of the author's childhood in Siberi...
I am a sucker for a good WWII biography and this one was definitely one of the better ones I've read in a while. The story of Esther as a child learning to live in Siberia after the Russians sent her and her family there was wrenching. Made me so appreciative of what I have. Very good book and recom...
Simple and lovely. I have no idea how I missed this one as a child; I certainly read enough Holocaust literature, much of it overwrought. This would have stood out. She captures the child's eye view perfectly, all focused on the minutia of day to day--where will I find shoes? where will I find books...
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