I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived #9)

by Lauren Tarshis

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

741.5

Collection

Publication

Scholastic Inc. (2014), Edition: Illustrated, 112 pages

Description

Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML: A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by �lvaro Sarraseca. It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's fam�ily, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them . . . until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a dar�ing escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion? With art by �lvaro Sarraseca and text adapted by Georgia Ball, Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series takes on vivid new life in this explosive graphic novel edition. Includes nonfiction back matter with historical photos and facts about World War II and the Holocaust. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series, I Survived graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member CatherineWillett
“I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944” was a fairly advanced read but informative. What I liked the most was the extra stuff at the end of the book. While I was reading, because I knew it was fictional, I had some questions that were unanswered or left in the air. However, in the back there was
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real information about some details in the book. Also, I thought that the Author's note made the book more interesting. In it she wrote, “My hope is hat you'll think about my story after you read it. I want you to talk about it with your parents, your teachers, and your friends.” This quote also explains the main idea of this story, to explain the Holocaust to young children and inspire them to learn more and do more research.
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LibraryThing member amccann
During World war II the one thing you wouldn't want to be is a Jew. Max and Zena where siblings during this horrifying time. Their dad was taken from them and it was up to them to survive the Invasion from the Nazi. This is a great book to educate students about the Holocaust and the impact of the
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Nazis.
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LibraryThing member benuathanasia
Pithy and relatable. It gives readers a broad understanding of the war without going into needless, extraneous (or gory) details. It's focus on the resistance fighters gives a good and (sadly) oft overlooked vision of the war.
LibraryThing member Whisper1
This is a great book to introduce young adults history. Presented in detail, but not overwhelmingly so, this gives the reader an overall sense of what it was like to lose your parents and try to survive the Polish ghetto, to narrowly escape and then find a way to get to the forest where others were
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hiding.

This is the kind of book I would have loved to read when I was young and very interested in history.
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
Solid short adventure set in an escape from one of the Polish Ghettos. Intense history, appreciate the centering on the Jewish partisans waging a guerrilla war from the forest, and the moment of connection to the young nazi soldier that speaks to the ambiguity of war.

Awards

Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2015)
Reading Olympics (Elementary — 2024)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2014

Physical description

7.5 inches

ISBN

0545459389 / 9780545459389
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