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Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe


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This is the true story of Rudolph (Rudi) Vrba. In 1944, he was just a teenager when he did the impossible and escaped Auschwitz, becoming one of the first survivors to share with the world what was actually going on in the Nazi concentration camps. But before he escaped, before he became one of the most famous whistleblowers in the world, he had to survive the concentration camp. This is also the story of Gerta Sidonová, his highschool friend who fled from Slovakia to Hungary with her family. There, she lived under assumed names and hid her Jewish identity. Every day, she risked being found out as Hungary began to cave under pressure from German Nazis. Rudi and Gerta's parallel storylines bring them together as the clock ticks down for Gerta and her family, and Rudi edges towards escape.

About the Author :
Steve Sheinkin is an acclaimed author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. Sheinkin lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. stevesheinkin.com

Review :
Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book Texas Topaz Reading List Selection Virginia Readers' Choice High School List Selection ★ "Passionate, absorbing, and, unfortunately, more than a little relevant to current events." --Kirkus, starred review ★ "[A]n important, highly readable addition to the library of Holocaust literature for young people." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review ★ "Sheinkin has penned another must-read with this powerful and harrowing account." --School Library Journal, starred review ★ "Sheinkin's meticulous research, memorable subjects, and haunting atmosphere contribute to an exceptional, soul-stirring narrative... nonfiction at its best." --Shelf Awareness, starred review ★ "National Book Award finalist, Newbery Honoree, and Sibert Medalist Sheinkin is a tried-and-true nonfiction expert whose books make big events, like WWII, accessible for younger readers. This latest, which draws on his own family history, is no exception." --Booklist, starred review ★ "In his latest masterful work of narrative nonfiction, Sheinkin's tale of suspense is tinged with the physical and psychological horror of the Holocaust." --Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Sheinkin's meticulous research makes this a riveting account, balancing the larger events of the geopolitical shifts throughout the war with the specific brutality of the camps." --BCCB "Impossibly riveting, impossibly heartbreaking, impossibly inspiring. Impossible Escape should be required reading for every human being." --Alan Gratz, New York Times-bestselling author of Allies "This riveting account of individual survival amid politically motivated persecution works equally well as a thriller, as a history, and as a warning. Masterful." --Eliot Schrefer, New York Times-bestselling author of Endangered "This unforgettable, heartbreaking testimony to the heroism of ordinary people is astonishing in its story of youthful determination and survival--and the never-ending need to TELL THE WORLD." --Elizabeth Wein, author of the Printz Honor book Code Name Verity A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Book of 2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2023 Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2023 2024 Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2024-2025 Missouri Dogwood Finalist 2025 Oklahoma Intermediate Sequoyah Master List 2024-2025 Maine Student Book Award Reading List 2024-2025 Kentucky Bluegrass Master List 2025 New Hampshire Flume Award Nominee 2025 New Hampshire Isinglass Award Nominee 2024-25 Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice List



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781250265722
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
  • Height: 23 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Spine Width: 235 mm
  • Weight: 458 gr
  • ISBN-10: 125026572X
  • Publisher Date: 16 Oct 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
  • Width: 160 mm


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