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| Title | : | Yellow Star |
| Author | : | Jennifer Roy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 227 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2006 by Two Lions |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. World War II. Holocaust. Young Adult. War. Poetry |
Jennifer Roy
Hardcover | Pages: 227 pages Rating: 4.22 | 14179 Users | 1634 Reviews
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I have read many books about the Holocaust, but only two from a child's perspective, this and the other was When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Both are true stories of growing up in the misery and destruction of World War 2, both Jewish.Before reading this, I didn't know that in the Lodz Ghetto, only 12 children survived, along with about 800 adults. Syvia, or as she became known in the Americanized version of her name, Sylvia, was one of those little children. Her niece, Jennifer Roy, wrote her aunt's story in the language of a child; it feels and sounds like a little kid who can't understand why the Germans want to kill her just because of her religion. She witnesses and endures horror.
One of the things she says is that she had a beautiful orange coat, which she is shown in on the cover of the book, which her mother had to sew the yellow star on, she hated it, because yellow is supposed to be a happy color.
Her father is the hero of the story, his wit and good sense saving Syvia and the rest of her family time and time again.
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| Original Title: | Yellow Star |
| ISBN: | 076145277X (ISBN13: 9780761452775) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Poland |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2008), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (2006), Lamplighter Award (2009), William Allen White Children's Book Award (2009), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2011) |
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Ratings: 4.22 From 14179 Users | 1634 ReviewsComment On Based On Books Yellow Star
"Itka and I sit on the bare floorimagining royal velvet-cushioned chairsand jewel-encrusted teacupsand Haa and her doll nibbling on finger sandwichesbetween sips.Of course, deep down we knowthat there is no queeninviting little Jewish girls to tea."Written by Jennifer Roy, Yellow Star was published in 2006 and is a historical fiction book about Syvia and her family living in the Lodz ghetto in Nazi Germany. Syvia's life was perfect until the Nazis came and sent them to live in ghettos. Syvia'sWritten in poetic form, the recollections and memories of one of the 12 children who survived the Lodz ghetto. Moving, simple, I finished it in two readings. Amazing book.
Life in a ghetto in Poland from a child's point of view. I'm so glad for the strength of the survivors of the Holocaust who are willing to share their experiences - it is an important topic.
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I don't usually love poetry, but Roy writes with such an authentic voice that I couldn't help but be drawn in within the first chapter. Through Syvia's, the main character's, acute observations about everyday life in the Lodz Ghetto, I felt like I learned just a little more about the extent of the Holocaust's effect on its victims, not just physically but psychologically as well.
"In 1945, the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto (Lodz, Poland) was liberated. Out of more than a quarter of a million people, only about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were children." This book is the story of one of these children. Syvia was in the ghetto from age 4 to the day before her 10th birthday.This book was formatted in a kind of free verse. It reminded me of poetry. Poetry of life and of horror. I read it in one day, but I had to take
What a touching story! Its not easy to move me to tears but this book did just that. What I admired the most was not only it was a true story of a Holocaust survivor (authors aunt Syvia) but the authors decision to narrate it from a childs perspective. Purposely told in easy, simple language, it touches the deepest chords of a readers heart with its child-like sincerity and desire to understand the cruel world around. Syvia is impossible not to love and admire, just like the other children who
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