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"Think of it as a game, Jack. Play the game right and you might outlast the Nazis." Caught up in Hitler's Final Solution to annihilate Europe's Jews, fifteen-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is torn from his family and thrown into the nightmarish world of the concentration camps. Here, simple... read more

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  • “They loaded the wagon with all the bread she had. Before they left, Jack asked her the date. "May seventh (7th), 1945," came her answer. Liberation Day.”
  • “A guard walked past them, his chest thrust out. Moniek <Jack's friend> glanced at the guard in the tower, made sure he was not watching, then thurst out his own chest in hilarious imitaiton. Jack laughed, surprised by the sound. When had he last laughed?”

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  • Nazis: Lead by Adolf Hitler. Started World War II.
  • Jews: Many of the prisoners in the concentration camps.

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Until he was twelve, Jack Mandelbaum assumed his life would always be a carefree adventure.

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Introduction, pg. 1
Chapter 1, pg. 7: Rumors of War, 1939
Chapter 2, pg. 20: Occupation
Chapter 3, pg. 31: A Growing Fear
Chapter 4, pg. 41: Despair
Chapter 5, pg. 51: The Right to Die
Chapter 6, pg. 54: Learning the Rules
Chapter 7, pg. 62: The Game
Chapter 8, pg. 71: Hour by Hour
Chpater 9, pg. 81: Death's Door
Chapter 10, pg. 85: Moniek
Chapter 11, pg. 92: The Miracle
Chapter 12, pg. 99: Liberation
Chapter 13, pg. 106: The Search
Chapter 14, pg. 119: Creating a New Life
Pages 133-146: Extra Information

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  1. Andrea Warren (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0688174973
Page Count: 160

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