"Based on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside."
"A young boy who lives in Jerusalem amidst war and unrest learns that once he tames the monster under his bed, it can actually become a special friend he can turn to for comfort and protection."
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 ..."
"Living on the outskirts of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, fourteen-year-old Marek and his grandparents shelter a Jewish man in the days before the Jewish uprising."
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."
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 ..."
Run, Boy, Run by UriOrlev 192 Pages, Published 2007 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-547-53099-4, ISBN: 0-547-53099-4
"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 ..."
"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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"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 ..."
"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 Island on Bird Street by UriOrlev Library, 176 Pages, Published 1999 by Turtleback Books: A Division Of Sanval ISBN-13: 978-0-8335-8085-6, ISBN: 0-8335-8085-X
"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."