Milkweed

Jerry Spinelli

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Random House Inc
23 March 2010

A stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist, Jerry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.

He's

a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food

for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread,

and mothers, and angels.

He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.

And

when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned,

he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody.

Newbery

Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings

imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of

heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young

Holocaust orphan.

By: Jerry Spinelli
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780375861475
ISBN 10: 0375861475
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 23 March 2010
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.

Reviews for Milkweed

An extremely powerful book. Readers will be gripped by this story of a young orphan in Warsaw. -- Boston Herald Jerry Spinelli has fashioned a novel of beauty out of the ugliness of the Holocaust. It is a superb book, one of the best you will read. -- BookPage Stunning. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Spinelli creates a masterful achievement, a war story to be put alongside J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and a literary accompaniement to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful. -- VOYA An unforgettable novel. --Library Media Connection, Starred Part survival adventure, part Holocaust history, [this] novel tells the story through the eyes of a Polish orphan on the run from the Nazis. --Booklist, Starred review This is a superb addition to the canon of young adult literature. --Jewish Book World Unforgettable. . . a powerful story about one small boy's courage during a horrifying period of history. A heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story. -- The Midwest Book Review