Simon's escape : a story of the Holocaust

Title:

Author:

Pryor, Bonnie.

ISBN:

9781598452167

Personal Author:

Pryor, Bonnie.

Publication Information:

Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, 2011.

Physical Description:

160 pages : map, photographs ; 22 cm.

Series:

Historical fiction adventures

Historical fiction adventures.

Abstract:

Simon, a young Polish Jew, and his family are forced by Nazis to leave their home for the filth and hunger of the Warsaw ghetto then, when his family is all taken away, he escapes to fight for survival in the countryside. Includes facts about the Holocaust.

Subject Term:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Fiction.

Jews -- Poland -- Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Poland -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction.

Format:

Books

Document ID:

SD_ILS:1548737

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Summary

In September 1939, Simon looked out his window to see German soldiers shooting civilians. Bombs from airplanes rattled the windows of his home and machine-gun fire echoed in the streets. Simon and his family lived in Warsaw, Poland. On this day, Simon's world would be shattered. The invading Nazis would force his family to live in a ghetto because they were Jewish. Readers follow Simon in his story of the Holocaust as he tries to survive the brutal conditions of the ghetto and a life on the run in Nazi-occupied territory.

Author Notes

Bonnie Pryor was born in California and raised in Spokane, Washington. She has lived in Ohio with her husband Robert and six children for the last 30 years. She has written 32 books, both picture books and novels for elementary age children. Her books include mysteries, family stories and historical fiction. Many of the family stories are loosely based on true family incidents and she often use her own children as characters in her books.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-7-In this mediocre novel, a Jewish boy survives the German invasion of Poland, the removal of the Jews to the Warsaw Ghetto, the death of his entire family, and a dangerous and unlikely escape to the woods. It has a purposeful narrative and dialogue that is often didactic and stilted. Introducing children to the events of the Holocaust is difficult primarily because it was so horrific, and allowing unaware readers to imagine that this book is an "Adventure" story is irresponsible. Considering how many fine memoirs and works of juvenile fiction are available to young people on the topic, this book is barely additional at best.-Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.