Jennifer Roy
Hardcover | Pages: 227 pages Rating: 4.22 | 14179 Users | 1634 Reviews
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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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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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| Title | : | Yellow Star |
| Author | : | Jennifer Roy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 227 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2006 by Two Lions |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. World War II. Holocaust. Young Adult. War. Poetry |
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Ratings: 4.22 From 14179 Users | 1634 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books Yellow Star
This was an easy read if you mean that it was written in such a simple manner. A simple but gripping manner. This is a story of one of the only 12 children who survived in the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust.It is written by a descendent of the little girl, but written in her own words. As the women tells her story, she tells her story as if she is currently reliving the experience, in a child's voice. This makes this story evening more haunting and heartbreaking, which does not make this an4.75 starsreview to follow
This book was a disappointment because i had such high hopes going into it. The librarian and a lot of my reading friends absolutely loved it and recommended it to me since I love reading books about World War II. I'm sorry to say that I thought that the format could have been done better and I never really got an emotional connection to the book and the character. What I like most about other World War II books is that you get an emotional connection to the character and you start to really
"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's
This is a book I'm not likely to forget. From the first page, this story had me completely captured. It was so innocently written, yet didn't hold any of the horrifying details back, just made them more shocking still as told from the view of a four year old girl. The bond of Syvia, her family, and all the Jewish people, was inspiring. They took chances, risking their lives for each other to just survive. But still, people died.In the introduction, the author said this: "When I was growing up in
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
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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