{"product_id":"survivors-club-the-true-story-of-a-very-young-prisoner-of-auschwitz-paperback","title":"Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Bornstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDebbie Bornstein Holinstat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from the Auschwitz concentration camp--and of his family\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both moving and memorable, combining the emotional resolve of a memoir with the rhythm of a novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother's arms. \u003ci\u003eSurvivors Club\u003c\/i\u003e tells the unforgettable story of how a father's courageous wit, a mother's fierce love, and one perfectly timed illness saved his life, and how others in his family from Zarki, Poland, dodged death at the hands of the Nazis time and again with incredible deftness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking from his own recollections as well as extensive interviews with relatives and survivors who knew the family, Michael relates his inspirational Holocaust survival story with the help of his daughter, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat. Shocking, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, this narrative nonfiction offers an indelible depiction of what happened to one Polish village in the wake of the WWII German invasion in 1939. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis thoroughly-researched and documented middle grade nonfiction book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wrenching, shocking, and ultimately inspiring memoir, a tale of unrelenting optimism and resilience that is no less than miraculous . . .  \u003ci\u003eSurvivors Club\u003c\/i\u003e] is hauntingly timely.\" --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enhanced by meticulous archival research, Bornstein's story unfolds in novelistic form . . . This moving memoir  is] an important witness to the capacity for human evil and resilience.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Bornstein\u003c\/b\u003e survived for seven months inside Auschwitz, where the average lifespan of a child was just two weeks. Six years after his liberation, he immigrated to the United States. Michael graduated from Fordham University, earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, and worked in pharmaceutical research and development for more than forty years. Now retired, Michael lives with his wife in New York City and speaks frequently to schools and other groups about his experiences in the Holocaust. He wrote \u003ci\u003eSurvivors Club\u003c\/i\u003e alongside his third of four children, Debbie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebbie Bornstein Holinstat\u003c\/b\u003e is Michael's third of four children. A producer for NBC and MSNBC News, she lives in North Caldwell, New Jersey. She also visits schools with her father, and has been working with him for two years, helping him research and write his memoir, although she has grown up hearing many of these stories her entire life.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772570632480,"sku":"9781250118752","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4d0d34d6658ad702e2757c451a9c91d2.webp?v=1780408707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/survivors-club-the-true-story-of-a-very-young-prisoner-of-auschwitz-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}