The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Eva Weaver

The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Eva Weaver

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The story of Mika, a Jewish boy, who becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto - a stunning debut .

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The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Eva Weaver

I was twelve when the coat was made. Nathan, our tailor and dear friend, cut it for Grandfather in the first week of March 1938. It was the last week of freedom for Warsaw and for us...Even in the most difficult of lives, there is hope. And sometimes that hope comes in the form of a small boy, armed with a troupe of puppets - a prince, a girl, a fool, a crocodile with half-painted teeth...When Mika's grandfather dies in the Warsaw ghetto, he inherits not only his great coat, but its treasure trove of secrets. In one remote pocket, he finds a papier mache head, a scrap of cloth...the prince. And what better way to cheer the cousin who has lost her father, the little boy who his ill, the neighbours living in one cramped room, than a puppet show? Soon the whole ghetto is talking about the puppet boy - until the day when Mika is stopped by a German officer and is forced into a secret life...This is a story about survival. It is an epic journey, spanning continents and generations, from Warsaw to the gulags of Siberia, and two lives that intertwine amid the chaos of war. Because even in wartime, there is hope...
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ISBN 13 9781780226163
ISBN 10 1780226160
Title The Puppet Boy of Warsaw
Author Eva Weaver
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2013-12-12
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.