| The Search Contributor(s): Heuvel, Eric (Author), Van Der Rol, Ruud (Author), Schippers, Lies (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374464553 ISBN-13: 9780374464554 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Esther remembers her own experience of the Holocaust as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, and recounts to her grandson Daniel and his friend Jeroen how she escaped from the Nazis and survived by going into hiding in the countryside. Her parents were not so lucky. Esther knows they were sent to a concentration camp and died there, and with Daniel's help she embarks on a search to discover what happened to them during the last months of their lives. After tracking down an old friend who now lives in Israel, Esther finally learns the shocking story of how her parents met their fates at Auschwitz. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009013603 |
| Lexile Measure: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 7.92" W x 10.86" (0.61 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 132855 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Esther remembers her own experience of the Holocaust as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, and recounts to her grandson Daniel and his friend Jeroen how she escaped from the Nazis and survived by going into hiding in the countryside. Her parents were not so lucky. Esther knows they were sent to a concentration camp and died there, and with Daniel's help she embarks on a search to discover what happened to them during the last months of their lives. After tracking down an old friend who now lives in Israel, Esther finally learns the shocking story of how her parents met their fates at Auschwitz. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schippers, Lies: - LIES SCHIPPERS is an editor and author at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. She has written and edited books and educational materials dealing with Anne Frank and her family, her work and her lifetime, as well as the Holocaust, human rights, prejudice, and discrimination. Ms. Schippers lives in Haarlem.Van Der Rol, Ruud: - RUUD VAN DER ROL worked at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for many years. He has written and edited books and educational materials dealing with Anne Frank and her family, her work and her lifetime, as well as the Holocaust, human rights, prejudice, and discrimination. Mr. van der Rol lives in Castricum.Heuvel, Eric: - ERIC HEUVEL is one of the top graphic artists in the Netherlands. He concentrates on writing and illustrating educational graphic novels--three of which, including A Family Secret and The Search, have won the Dutch Comics Association's category award. He lives in Zaandam. |