Run, Boy, Run(10th Edition) by UriOrlev, 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 ..."
"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 UriOrlev, 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 ..."
""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 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."
"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 UriOrlev, 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 UriOrlev 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 UriOrlev 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 UriOrlev 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."
"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 ..."
"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 UriOrlev 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 ..."
"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."
"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 UriOrlev Published 1992 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-00521-0, ISBN: 0-606-00521-8
"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 ..."
"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 ..."