Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey to America (with a Foreword by Alan Gratz) Contributor(s): Gruener, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1338627457 ISBN-13: 9781338627459 Publisher: Scholastic
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: October 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2020014124 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 840 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
Features: Dust Cover |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee.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. |
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