Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood
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- Synopsis
- A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020“Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest.” —Elizabeth Wein, The New York Times Book Review“A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story.With backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of FSG BYR’s most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in Chance.It was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374313708
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780374313715
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Date of Addition:
- 11/02/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Uri Shulevitz
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Reading Age:
- 8–14
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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