 Adam and Thomas are two nine-year-old Jewish boys who have been left in the forest by their mothers who must return to the ghetto. They eat berries to survive and build a nest in a high tree for shelter. They witness Nazis chasing other fugitives and help when they can. A peasant girl named Mina discovers the boys and leaves them packages of food at her own risk. Through their positive thinking and resourcefulness, they survive winter’s harsh weather and eventually reach the infirmary of the Red Army, but the story’s ending is uncertain. This powerful fable about survival and friendship is illustrated with delicate dreamlike watercolor and ink paintings. The author’s personal experience was inspiration for the book. mjw |
| Title: Adam And Thomas Author: Aharon Appelfeld Illustrator: Philippe Dumas Publisher: Seven Stories Press, New York Copyright: 2015 Original Language: Hebrew Translator: Jeffrey M. Green Original Title: Yalda Shelo Minhaolam Haze (A Girl From Another World) Original Copyright: 2013 ISBN: 978-1-60980-634-7 Hardcover pages: 149 Age range: 10-18 Genre: Historical fiction Book setting: World War II Author’s ethnicity: Born near Czernowitz, Bukovina, Ukraine Author’s residence: Beersheba, Israel Illustrator’s ethnicity: French Illustrator’s residence: France Awards: 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book, 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2016 National Jewish Book Award Finalist Subjects: Courage, Holocaust, Jews, Refugees, Surfival, War stories, World War II, 1939-1945 |
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