Milkweed, Jerry Spinelli
Milkweed, Jerry Spinelli
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Milkweed

Author: Jerry Spinelli

Narrator: Ron Rifkin

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2003


Synopsis

A stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist, Jerry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.

He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels.

He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.

And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody.

Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young Holocaust orphan.

About The Author

Jerry Spinelli has won the most prestigious awards in the industry, including the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor Award for Wringer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy on August 12, 2016

It's taken me a little while to put into words a review for this book. My son and I have been studying WW2 and the Holocaust. We have read and watched numerous stories, fiction and non fiction pertaining to our unit study. This book is one of the absolute best. Don't get me wrong, the content is dif......more

Goodreads review by Esme on March 13, 2014

Only One Spoiler Alert sort of This is an amazing book. This book shows that even in darkness their is color meaning even though it's a really hard situation keep on hoping. This was an enjoyable book because it showed you can still help others even if you need the same help. For example Misha neede......more

Goodreads review by Tabi on March 18, 2016

I read this for school, and I was fascinated and couldn't put it down! I would highly recommend it......more


Quotes

"An extremely powerful book. Readers will be gripped by this story of a young orphan in Warsaw." -- Boston Herald

"Jerry Spinelli has fashioned a novel of beauty out of the ugliness of the Holocaust. It is a superb book, one of the best you will read." -- BookPage

"Stunning." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred 

"Spinelli creates a masterful achievement, a war story to be put alongside J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and a literary accompaniement to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful." -- VOYA

"An unforgettable novel."--Library Media Connection, Starred

"Part survival adventure, part Holocaust history, [this] novel tells the story through the eyes of a Polish orphan on the run from the Nazis."--Booklist, Starred review

"This is a superb addition to the canon of young adult literature."--Jewish Book World

"Unforgettable. . . a powerful story about one small boy's courage during a horrifying period of history. A heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story." -- The Midwest Book Review 


Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Carolyn W. Field Award
  • Golden Kite Award for Fiction
  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List