Yellow Star
by:
Jennifer Roy (author)
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.
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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780761452775 (076145277X)
Publish date: April 15th 2006
Publisher: Two Lions
Pages no: 227
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Literature,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
War,
Jewish,
Poetry,
World War II,
Holocaust
4.75 starsreview to follow
The premise sounded better than its delivery. The story is of the Lodz ghetto in Poland, and of the 270,000 Jews that were put in, only 800 survived. 12 were children, and Sylvia (the author's aunt) was one of them. This is the retelling of her experience as a young child of 4 when the ghetto wa...
I liked how the book was all in verse.
I liked how the book was all in verse.
Based on true events, 'Yellow Star' is the story of the Perlmutter family's survival in the Lodz, Poland ghetto during WWII. The story is told by the youngest child, Syvia. It is at turns hopeful, heartbreaking, and brave. This novel is written in a free verse style, which makes for lovely readin...
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