Yellow Star

Yellow Star

By Jennifer Roy

5 ratings 12 reviews 18 followers
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"In 1945 the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto was liberated. Out of over a quarter of a million people, about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were children. I was one of the twelve." For more than fifty years after the war, Syvia, like many Holocaust survivors, did not talk about her experiences in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. She buried her past in order to move forward. But finally she decided it was time to share her story, and so she told it to her niece, who has re-told it here using free verse inspired by her aunt. This is the true story of Syvia Perlmutter—a story of courage, heartbreak, and finally survival despite the terrible circumstances in which she grew up. A timeline, historical notes, and an author's note are included.

Publisher: Two Lions
ISBN-13: 9780761463108
ISBN-10: 0761463100
Published on 6/3/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 256

Book Reviews (12)

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Syvia was really brave during this book. The ghetto was a weird place but Syvia was really strong

This was a great book about Syvia who is put into a Nazi Ghetto and tries to stay strong with her family through the Holocaust.

this is a really good book

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this is a really good book

It's one of those stories which are true and historic with a sad tale of survival and it is very meaningful read this amazing, depressing story and I hope you'll like it!

This book is a must-read for people who love history and learning about the Holocaust and World War II. I've read Yellow Star three times and the book becomes even better each time I read it! The book talks about the Holocaust in a more meaningful way by telling a story about a true Holocaust survivor instead of stating endless amounts of facts and statistics.This book is a must-read!

very good book!!!!

this is a good book read it if you like poems.

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