Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitler's forces invaded her city of Vilnius, Lithuania. Susie would live because of the ingenuity and courage of her mother, who disguised Susie as an adult to fool the camp guards; who fed her body and soul through gruesome conditions in three concentration camps; who showed her the power of the human spirit to survive. This harrowing memoir portrays the best and worst of humanity in heartbreaking and compelling scenes that readers will never forget.
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Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitler's forces invaded her city of Vilnius, Lithuania. Susie would live because of the ingenuity and courage of her mother, who disguised Susie as an adult to fool the camp guards; who fed her body and soul through gruesome conditions in three concentration camps; who showed her the power of the human spirit to survive. This harrowing memoir portrays the best and worst of humanity in heartbreaking and compelling scenes that readers will never forget.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Young adult. paperback, pages clean and unmarked, binding tight and secure. Author's memories of growing up on Lithuania (Vilnius) on the eve of the Russian and Nazi invasion and the beginning and end of the holocaust.