The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells
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Like other girls, Jutta Salzberg enjoyed playing with friends, going to school, and visiting relatives. In Germany in 1938, these everyday activities were dangerous for Jews. Jutta and her family tried to lead normal lives, but soon they knew they had to escape-if they could before it was too late. Throughout 1938, Jutta had her friends and relatives fill her poesiealbum-her autograph book-with inscriptions. Her daughter, Debbie Levy, used these entries as a springboard for telling the story of the Salzberg family's last year in Germany. It was a year of change and chance, confusion and cruelty. It was a year of goodbyes.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1423129016
ISBN13:9781423129011
Release Date:March 2010
Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Age Range:10 to 14 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9
Customer Reviews
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phenomenal book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
You won't put this book down.....the true story weaves the life of a 12 year old girl living a normal life with the impending horror of Nazi Germany - to which, sadly, she and her family succumb. They miraculously escape on Kristallnacht, leaving behind the only life they knew - and countless family members ultimately killed in concentration camps. This book is a "must read" for young and old. The juxtaposition between the daily writings and musings of a young girl coming of age (along with her school friends) and the Holocaust, which was brewing and beginning to unfold, is startling and stunning. Debbie Levy has creatively penned a book that is aligned with "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Night".
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