Description: "A... memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz"--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Tova Friedman lives in Highland Park, New Jersey. She is revered as one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz and as a campaigner against anti-Semitism. Tova is a retired therapist.
Review Quotes:
"This Holocaust memoir is especially engaging and should resonate with middle-grade readers. Tola's account is searing, straightforward, and compelling. This crucial testimony deserves a wide audience." - Booklist
"In this young reader's adaptation of Friedman's 2022 memoir, the author makes her story more accessible for a younger audience without losing any of its heartbreaking impact. Ultimately, this is a call to action for readers to witness and understand the past so that they are better equipped to find current situations that trigger those same alarms, and then do whatever small measures that they can to be change agents." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"As difficult as this account is to read, it is also one of great will and grit. Masterfully and beautifully written. Not to be missed, this is a first and important purchase for all libraries" - School Library Journal (starred review)
"While Friedman doesn't shy away from the countless atrocities she witnessed, her writing is sensitively pitched to her young audience. A powerful adaptation, made accessible for young readers."
- Kirkus Reviews