| Emil and Karl Contributor(s): Glatshteyn, Yankev (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312373872 ISBN-13: 9780312373870 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: A taut, gripping page-turner, this novel offers a picture of life in Vienna on the eve of World War II and the moral challenges faced under Nazism--and a prescient glimpse of the early days of the Holocaust. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.52" W x 8.27" (0.42 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106419 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a unique work. It is one of the first books written for young readers describing the early days of the event that has since come to be known as the Holocaust. Originally written in Yiddish in 1938, it is one of the most accomplished works of children's literature in this language. It is also the only book for young readers by Glatshteyn, a major American Yiddish poet, novelist, and essayist. Written in the form of a suspense novel, Emil and Karl draws readers into the dilemmas faced by two young boys--one Jewish, the other not--when they suddenly find themselves without families or homes in Vienna on the eve of World War II. Because the book was written before World War II, and before the full revelations of the Third Reich's persecution of Jews and other civilians, it offers a fascinating look at life during this period and the moral challenges people faced under Nazism. It is also a taut, gripping, page-turner of the first order. |
Contributor Bio(s): Glatshteyn, Yankev: - Born in Lublin, Poland, Yankev Glatshteyn (1896-1971) was a major American Yiddish poet, novelist, and essayist. Emil and Karl is his only work for young readers.Shandler, Jeffrey: - Translator Jeffrey Shandler is professor of Yiddish Literature and Holocaust Studies at Rutgers University. |