Torn Thread

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Synopsis
Praise for ) anne isaacs' Torn Thread "Every word . . . rings as true as any first-person story told by an actual survivor, giving young readers another powerful testament to the horrors of the Holocaust." - Kirkus Reviews, pointered review "A riveting account. . . . This powerful testament to the human spirit provides much opportunity for discussion of this dark time in human history." SfetSeliBatlJbniry Journal - Booklist tells it without exploitation or sentimentality." "The power of the human spirit provides a solid foundation for this Holocaust novel." - Voice of Youth Advocates
Copyright:
2000

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
189 Pages
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Anne Isaacs
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:
Shelley L. Rhodes
Proofread By:
Amber W
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

5 out of 5

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Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs is set in WW2. June 1943, in Bedzin, Poland. The life of 12-year-old Eva takes a terrifying turn when the Nazis in a raid on the Jewish ghetto seize her beloved sister, Rachel. In an effort to save both of his daughters, Papa sends Eva to join her sister in a Nazi labor camp, where the girls spin thread on treacherous machinery to make blankets for the German army. As she struggles amid ever-worsening dangers to save her life and that of her sick sister, Eva's world tears apart like the weak threads on her spinning machine. In this riveting account based on a true story, two teenagers strive to create home and family for each other amidst inhumanity and chaos--sharing not only crusts of bread, but precious moments of love and laughter.When you begin to read this book you get pulled in, you don’t want to stop reading. You start to think of how it must of felt being a Jew back in WW2.