Run, Boy, Run

Synopsis

"'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.

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780547530994

Related ISBNs:

9780618957064

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Date of Addition:

04/01/12

Copyrighted By:

Uri Orlev

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.