This volume is the memoir of the author, who was just 17 when the Germans and Russians divided her native Poland. It recounts the experiences of flight, capture, escape and hiding.
This volume is the memoir of the author, who was just 17 when the Germans and Russians divided her native Poland. It recounts the experiences of fligh...
"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starredI did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?" Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage. You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once. When the war began, Irene Gut...
"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starred
