Zullo, Allan.

Escape : children of the Holocaust / Allan Zullo. - New York : Scholastic, c2009. - xii, 179 p. : map ; 19 cm.

"I won't let the Nazis take me!" : David Wolkowitz -- "I'll live to see you pay for your crimes!" : Alicia Jurman -- "Mama, it's the gas chamber" : Halina Litman -- "I'm not ready to die" : Eddie Weinstein -- "Run! Run for your lives!" : Gideon Frieder -- "I defeated them all ... and I'm still alive!" : Hanci Hollander.

Features seven true stories of brave boys and girls who lived through the Holocaust. Their compelling accounts are based on exclusive, personal interviews with the survivors. Using real names, dates and places, these stories are factual versions of their recollections.

Lexile : 940 L. Reading level: 5.

9780545099295 (pbk.) 0545099293 (pbk.)

2010279411


Jewish children in the Holocaust--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Juvenile literature.

D804.34 / .Z84 2009