The war within these walls

Resource Information

The work The war within these walls represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.

Label

The war within these walls

Statement of responsibility

written by Aline Sax ; illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki ; translated by Laura Watkinson

Creator

• trueSax, Aline

Contributor

• Watkinson, Laura
• Strzelecki, Caryl

Subject

• trueGhettoes, Jewish
• trueGhettoes, Jewish -- Warsaw, Poland
• trueHolocaust (1933-1945)
• trueHolocaust (1933-1945) -- Poland
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile fiction
• trueJewish people
• trueJewish teenage girls
• trueJewish teenagers
• Jews -- Poland -- Juvenile fiction
• trueJews, Polish
• truePoland
• truePoland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
• Fiction
• Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction
• truePolish people
• trueTeenage girls
• Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueWarsaw ghetto uprising, 1943
• trueWarsaw, Poland
• trueWarsaw, Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
• Young adult fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Misha and his family do their best to survive in the appalling conditions of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, and ultimately make a final, desperate stand against the Nazis

Member of

• Kleuren van het getto

Tone

• trueHaunting

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2014
• National Jewish Book Award, 2013.
• USBBY Outstanding International Book, 2014.

Dewey number

839.3137

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Language note

Translated from the Dutch

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 9
• 12

Target audience

adolescent