| A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy Contributor(s): Buergenthal, Thomas (Author), Wiesel, Elie (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0316339180 ISBN-13: 9780316339186 Publisher: Little, Brown Spark OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Holocaust - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 183183 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all. |