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Books by Uri Orlev






Run, Boy, Run(10th Edition)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2007 by Hmh Books For Young Readers
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-95706-4, ISBN: 0-618-95706-5

"?'Srulik, there's no time. I want you to remember what I'm going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to! Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik,' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything?even if you forget me and Mama?never forget that you're a Jew.'" And so, at only eig ..."






The Island on Bird Street(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1992 by Hmh Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-395-61623-9, ISBN: 0-395-61623-9

"During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions."






The Lady with the Hat(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1995 by Hmh Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-395-69957-7, ISBN: 0-395-69957-6

"Yulek, a seventeen-year-old Holocaust survivor, finds himself tragically alone at war's end. Hoping to begin again, he makes his way to Palestine, where he meets a sad and beautiful Jewish girl named Theresa. Saved from the Nazis by Catholic nuns, Theresa, like Yulek, is uncertain about her place in the postwar world. Together they struggle to rediscover the joy of living. Meanwhile, a mysterious English woman sets out on her own search ..."






Lydia, Queen of Palestine(Reprint)
(Puffin Book)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Paperback, 170 Pages, Published 1995 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-037089-8, ISBN: 0-14-037089-7

""In her own words, Lydia is a 'terror.' She is also a survivor, escaping to Palestine from Romania during WWII to become a resident of a kibbutz. After reading her account, one might conclude that particular kibbutz was never again the same . . . Ingenious, self-confident,. energetic, and bright, Lydia is a force to be reckoned with--and a character no one can ignore."--The Horn Book."






The Man from the Other Side(1st Edition)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin, Ûrî Ôrlēv
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1991 by Hmh Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-395-53808-1, ISBN: 0-395-53808-4

"The true story of a teenager's experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, as he discovers his own heritage and finds himself caught up in the war through underground dealings."






Hairy Tuesday(1st Edition)
by Uri Orlev, Pamela Pollack, Jacky Gleich
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1999 by Mondo Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-57255-651-5, ISBN: 1-57255-651-X

"Three-year-old Michael hates having his hair washed in the bathtub every Tuesday night, so his sister Daniella suggests that he have his head shaved, but Michael doesn't like the idea of being bald."






The Song of the Whales(1st Edition)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Hardcover, 112 Pages, Published 2010 by Hmh Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-547-25752-5, ISBN: 0-547-25752-X

"HardCover Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 112 in Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Michael's grandfather has a secret-a secret that's almost too strange to share ... When Michael moves to Israel. He leaves loneliness behind and steps into the light of his grandfather's magic. Like a sorcerer's apprentice. Michael learns how to blur the lines between dreams and reality when his grandfather hands down the most precious of gifts-a gift ..."






The Song of the Whales
by Uri Orlev
112 Pages, Published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN-13: 978-0-547-48828-8, ISBN: 0-547-48828-9

"The player had blinking red and green lights and thin black arrows that squirted back and forth in narrow, brightly lit windows. Near the record player were shelves of records, each in a colorful jacket. Some were so old that the turntable had to ..."






Run, Boy, Run(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev
Library, 186 Pages, Published 2009 by Paw Prints
ISBN-13: 978-1-4420-0343-9, ISBN: 1-4420-0343-X

"Told with the unflinching honesty and unique perspective of such a young child, Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy's struggle to stay alive in the face of almost insurmountable odds-a story all the more incredible because ..."






The Island on Bird Street(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev
Library, Published 2008 by Paw Prints
ISBN-13: 978-1-4395-7821-6, ISBN: 1-4395-7821-4

"During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions."






A Lion for Michael(Updated)
by Uri Orlev, Jacky Gleich
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2001 by Mondo Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-58653-172-0, ISBN: 1-58653-172-7

"What happens when the lion on a young boy's T-shirt comes to life and leaps off it?It's Michael's birthday and his older sister, Daniella, gives him his favorite present, a T-shirt with a picture of a lion on the front. Imagine Michael's surprise when he wakes up later that night to discover that the lion is no longer on it. Michael wants his lion to return. But this lion wants to be a ferocious one, not a nice, sweet one sitting quietl ..."






Hairy Tuesday
by Uri Orlev, Pamela Pollack, Jacky Gleich
Paperback, Published 1999 by Mondo Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-57255-652-2, ISBN: 1-57255-652-8






The Lady with the Hat(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1997 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-038571-7, ISBN: 0-14-038571-1

"In 1947, seventeen-year-old Yulek, the only member of his immediate family to survive the German concentration camps, joins a group of young Jews preparing to live on a kibbutz in Israel, unaware that his aunt living in London is looking for him."






The Lady With the Hat(Reprint)
by Uri Orlev
Turtleback, Published 1997 by Demco Media
ISBN-13: 978-0-606-13562-7, ISBN: 0-606-13562-6

"In 1947, seventeen-year-old Yulek, the only member of his immediate family to survive the German concentration camps, joins a group of young Jews preparing to live on a kibbutz in Israel, unaware that his aunt living in London is looking ..."






The Man from the Other Side
by Uri Orlev
Turtleback, Published 1995 by Demco Media
ISBN-13: 978-0-606-07834-4, ISBN: 0-606-07834-7






Don't Read This! And Other Stories(1st Edition)
by Margaret Mahy, Susan Cooper, Uri Orlev, Tjomg Khing, Thé Tjong Khing
Hardcover, 213 Pages, Published 1994 by Hand Print
ISBN-13: 978-1-886910-22-5, ISBN: 1-886910-22-7

"Stories by eleven popular international writers include such tales as "Ghost Story" by Susan Cooper, "The Mirror" by Eiko Kadono, "The Eyes" by Kit Pearson, "Don't Read This!" by Robert Piumini, and "Grandfather's Clock" by Bjarne Reuter."






The Island on Bird Street
by Uri Orlev, Hillel Halkin
Library, 162 Pages, Published 1992 by Perfection Learning
ISBN-13: 978-0-7807-1105-1, ISBN: 0-7807-1105-X

"During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto. "More than just a valuable addition to Holocaust literature . . . it should garner a wide audience, which is exactly what its spirited portrait of hope and dauntless courage deserves." -- Booklist"






The Island on Bird Street
(English and Hebrew Edition)
by Uri Orlev
Published 1992 by Demco Media
ISBN-13: 978-0-606-00521-0, ISBN: 0-606-00521-8






The Man from the Other Side(Reprint)
by Uri Halkin Orlev, Hillel Halkin, Uri Orlov
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1995 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-037088-1, ISBN: 0-14-037088-9

"Marek has never thought about the Jewish people who live in the Warsaw Ghetto near his home—until he helps his stepfather smuggle food and guns through the sewer to sell there. Even then, he does not truly understand what it means to be isolated, persecuted, and faced with almost certain death at the hands of the Nazis. Then Marek meets a Jewish man on the run—and, in helping him, is thrust into the middle of an uprising.   “From the fi ..."






Don't Read This(Reprint)
by Margaret Mahy, Charles Mungoshi, Susan Cooper, Roberto Piumini, Klaus Kordon, Eiko Kadono, Paul Biegel, Kit Pearson, Uri Orlev, Bjarne Reuter
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2004 by Hand Print
ISBN-13: 978-1-932425-25-3, ISBN: 1-932425-25-X

"And Other Tales of the Unnatural Margaret Mahy. "She's going to need a full-time, live-in housekeeper to take care of her, and they don't come cheap," his father explained. "And she might live for years. Anyhow, I don't think she'd be too impressed if I asked her for money right now, even for Ivor. Not after our gambling vacation." Ivor glanced at his reflection in the mirror over the sideboard. He looked strong and sure of ... "I ..."



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