Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz

Synopsis

A New York Times bestseller“Both moving and memorable, combining the emotional resolve of a memoir with the rhythm of a novel.” —New York Times Book ReviewIn 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother’s arms. Survivors Club tells the unforgettable story of how a father’s courageous wit, a mother’s fierce love, and one perfectly timed illness saved his life, and how others in his family from Zarki, Poland, dodged death at the hands of the Nazis time and again with incredible deftness. Working from his own recollections as well as extensive interviews with relatives and survivors who knew the family, Michael relates his inspirational Holocaust survival story with the help of his daughter, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat. Shocking, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, this narrative nonfiction offers an indelible depiction of what happened to one Polish village in the wake of the German invasion in 1939.This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

348 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780374305727

Related ISBNs:

9780374305710

Publisher:

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Date of Addition:

04/15/25

Copyrighted By:

Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction

Grade Levels:

Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade

Reading Age:

10–14

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.