| Greenhorn Contributor(s): Olswanger, Anna (Author), Nerlove, Miriam (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1588382354 ISBN-13: 9781588382351 Publisher: NewSouth Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2012 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2012002288 |
| Age Level: 9-12 |
| Grade Level: 4-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.8" W x 7.1" L (0.40 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/08/2012 Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2012 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2012 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Anna Olswanger's Greenhorn, a young Holocaust survivor arrives at a New York yeshiva in 1946 where he will study and live. His only possession is a small box that he never lets out of his sight. Daniel, the young survivor, rarely talks, but the narrator, a stutterer who bears the taunts of the other boys, comes to consider Daniel his friend. The mystery of what's in the box propels this short work, but it's in the complex relationships of the schoolboys that the human story is revealed. In the end, Aaron, the stutterer, finds his voice and a friend in Daniel, and their bond offers hope for a future life of dreams realized, one in which Daniel is able to let go of his box. Greenhorn is a powerful story that gives human dimension to the Holocaust. It poignantly underscores our flawed humanity and speaks to the healing value of friendship. Families will want to read Greenhorn together. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nerlove, Miriam: - Miriam Nerlove is a freelance artist and illustrator. A graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, she received her master's degree in printmaking from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and worked for a time in the photograph and slide library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She currently lives with her family just outside Chicago, where in addition to illustrating, she enjoys writing, music and painting, and working part-time at a library.Olswanger, Anna: - Anna Olswanger's Shlemiel Crooks (Junebug Books) is a Sydney Taylor Honor Book and PJ Library Book. In 2011 the Kaufman Center premiered a family musical based on Shlemiel Crooks at Merkin Hall in New York. Anna lives in the metro New York City area and is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. Her website is www.olswanger.com. |
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