Escaping the Holocaust
By Lauren Tarshis
Scholastic, $4.99, 112 pages
I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, by Lauren Tarshis, is a children’s book about a young Jewish boy (Max), and his younger sister (Zena), and their struggles to survive while ruthless Nazi’s destroy their homes and take their loved ones to concentration camps. Max and Zena see what is happening around them and make a daring escape from the crowded Polish ghetto. Facing many struggles and fighting hard for their lives, Max and Zena show true compassion and love by putting their lives on the line to save each other. This book will entertain readers with thrilling, yet, scary and spooky parts and will leave them begging for even more after they turn the very last page. From front cover to back cover this book is perfected with a type of writing that suits the story perfectly.
Reviewed by Alyssa Elwell
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