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Publisher's Summary
Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun.
In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends - but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II.
The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma.
This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today.
With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times best-selling author of Refugee.
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- Rebecca Wilbern
- 02-11-21
Fantastic!
Absolutely loved it! I cried at the beginning and the end. Hearing Ruth's voice was so powerful. A must read for all middle aged students (10 and up).
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- Randy Bordovsky
- 03-03-21
Relatable to today
Loved the book. A open eyes moment that the events that played out for Jewish surviors in the mid 40's to early 50's is still playing out today to Black and immigrate people. So sad that more people are not wanting to learn from the past and live in unity and respect for everyone.
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- Annie Armstrong
- 11-13-20
EXTRAORDINARY. GORGEOUS.
This audiobook blew me away. The story, the narration, the music, the tag ending read by the author.... I cried so many times while listening I can’t even say. I was blown away by how skillfully and soulfully the narrator transmitted Ruth’s experience, and her artful dynamics, vulnerability, and care that made me lose myself completely in the story. I was spellbound. Ruth and Natasha transmitted an experience straight to my soul, and I am forever changed. Thank you.
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Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis, who have taken over. Everything he has and everyone he loves have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner - his arm tattooed with the words Prisoner B-3087.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Disturbing Good Story
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Resist
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Samira is a young girl who is part of the underground French resistance during World War II. Samira cracks codes and trades secrets in order to sabotage the Nazis' plans. In Resist, we follow Samira as she journeys through the Nazi-occupied French countryside, on a daring rescue mission to find her captured mother. Accompanied only by a loyal dog named Cyrano, Samira must rely on her courage and wits to avoid and outsmart the German forces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book is really good for kids that like war
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Words on Fire
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Story5 out of 5 stars 282
Danger is never far from Audra’s family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian - they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. When Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra’s parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read!!! (Better yet, a MUST listen to!!!)
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The Boy Who Dared
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- Narrated by: David Ackroyd
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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When 16-year-old Helmuth Hubner listens to the BBC news on an illegal short-wave radio, he quickly discovers Germany is lying to the people. But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he's tried for treason. Sentenced to death and waiting in a jail cell, Helmuth's story emerges in a series of flashbacks that show his growth from a naive child caught up in the patriotism of the times, to a sensitive and mature young man who thinks for himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
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Light in Hidden Places
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 782
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It is 1943, and for four years, 16-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio - a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honored...
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By: Sharon Cameron
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Projekt 1065
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- By: Alan Gratz
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- Length: 7 hrs
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 599
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It's the height of World War II. Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives with his family in Berlin. But Michael, like his parents, is a spy. He joins the Hitler Youth, taking part in their horrific games and book burning, despising everything they stand for but using his insider knowledge to bring important information back to his parents and the British Secret Service. When Michael is tasked to find out more about Projekt 1065, a secret Nazi mission, things get even more complicated.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, more designed for young adults 10-14
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