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Description edit
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.
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First Sentence edit
I woke up.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 893 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Agnes Cecilia, and followed by The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Uri Orlev (Author)
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- Hillel Halkin (Translator) - The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev, 1984, translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin
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Original Language: Hebrew
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Publication Date: 1984
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Page Count: 176
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Publication Date: 1984
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Page Count: 176
Awards edit
- Mildred L Batchelder Award (1985)
- Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Finalist, 1985)
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