Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev

Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev

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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.

SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780618164653
ISBN 10 0618164650
Titre Run, Boy, Run
Auteur Uri Orlev
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Houghton Mifflin
Année de publication 2003-10-27
Nombre de pages 192
Prix Winner of Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Children's) 2004
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