
Impossible Escape
A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
Steve Sheinkin(Author)
Roaring Brook Press
Published on 16. October 2023
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-250-26572-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is the true story of Rudolph (Rudi) Vrba. In 1944, he was just a teenager when he did the impossible and escaped Auschwitz, becoming one of the first survivors to share with the world what was actually going on in the Nazi concentration camps. But before he escaped, before he became one of the most famous whistleblowers in the world, he had to survive the concentration camp.
This is also the story of Gerta Sidonova, his highschool friend who fled from Slovakia to Hungary with her family. There, she lived under assumed names and hid her Jewish identity. Every day, she risked being found out as Hungary began to cave under pressure from German Nazis.
Rudi and Gerta's parallel storylines bring them together as the clock ticks down for Gerta and her family, and Rudi edges towards escape.
This is also the story of Gerta Sidonova, his highschool friend who fled from Slovakia to Hungary with her family. There, she lived under assumed names and hid her Jewish identity. Every day, she risked being found out as Hungary began to cave under pressure from German Nazis.
Rudi and Gerta's parallel storylines bring them together as the clock ticks down for Gerta and her family, and Rudi edges towards escape.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
5 maps throughout; a few photos in BM
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-26572-2 (9781250265722)
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08/2023
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Steve Sheinkin is an acclaimed author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. Sheinkin lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. stevesheinkin.com