Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev

Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev

'Srulik, there's no time. I want you to remember what I'm going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik, ' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything--even if you forget me and Mama--never forget that you're a Jew.'

And so, at only eight years old, Srulik Frydman says goodbye to his father for the last time and becomes Jurek Staniak, an orphan on the run in the Polish countryside at the height of the Holocaust. With the danger of capture by German soldiers ever-present, Jurek must fight against starvation, the punishing Polish winters, and widespread anti-Semitism as he desperately searches for refuge. Told with the unflinching honesty and unique perspective of such a young child, Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy's struggle to stay alive in the face of almost insurmountable odds--a story all the more incredible because it is true.

'Srulik, there's no time. I want you to remember what I'm going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik, ' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything--even if you forget me and Mama--never forget that you're a Jew.'

And so, at only eight years old, Srulik Frydman says goodbye to his father for the last time and becomes Jurek Staniak, an orphan on the run in the Polish countryside at the height of the Holocaust. With the danger of capture by German soldiers ever-present, Jurek must fight against starvation, the punishing Polish winters, and widespread anti-Semitism as he desperately searches for refuge. Told with the unflinching honesty and unique perspective of such a young child, Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy's struggle to stay alive in the face of almost insurmountable odds--a story all the more incredible because it is true.

Uri Orlev is a children's book author and translator from Israel. In 1996, he was honored with the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his contributions to children's literature. The Isle on Bird Street, The Man from the Other Side, The Woman with the Hat, and Run, Boy, Run have all won the annual American Library Association prize.

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ISBN 13	9780618164653
ISBN 10	0618164650
Title	Run, Boy, Run
Author	Uri Orlev
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Year published	2003-10-27
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Children's) 2004
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