Prisoner B-3087
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Holocaust
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Alan Gratz
Ruth Gruener
Jack Gruener
From Alan Gratz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee, comes this wrenching novel about one boy's struggle to survive ten concentration camps during the Holocaust. Based on the inspiring true life story of Jack Gruener.10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner -- his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through the terror without losing his hope, his will -- and, most of all, his sense of who he really is inside? Based on an astonishing true story.
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Author
Alan Gratz
Pages
272
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published Date
2013-03-01
ISBN
0545520711 9780545520713
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"i read it in school, and i really learned from it!"
CassidyReads
"Heart breaking, but so worth the read. It really makes you understand some of the truly tragic stories surrounding WWII. "
Emma
"Prisoner B-3087 is the most heartbreaking book I’ve read. It was so interesting reading about what life was like for Jack during The Holocaust, but with remembrance that this story is reality. . . It broke me. This boom is not for the weakest of hearts. You will cry."
Ava
"Emotional, you could really envision the hurt, and troubles this child went through. Reminds me a bit of the movie the boy in the striped pajamas "
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Amanda C
"This was an amazing book. I was definitely crying the whole time but it’s definitely a good book to read. "
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Kinsey jolley
"It was really good! I was on my toes most of the time reading because it was so good! I live history and WWII, so I love books like this, and honestly it was pretty good!! 10/10"
Useless Trash
"I recommend this book to ANYONE who loves historical books, and especially people who are interested in the experiences Jews (and others) had to endure during WW2. This book really opened my eyes and made me understand why WW2 is such a big deal in our history. I urge you to read this because you will be entertained and gain knowledge! "
Jax
"I’m in literal tears- you never know what you take for granted until you see life through another lens . this book did that perfectly by putting the reader in the life of a Jewish boy during World War II, and how he survived the holocaust no matter how tremendously hard it was . "
tyrelle
"This book has got to be a 10/10. while i read I’m not too emotional, but this book did have me almost crying a few times when i was reading in school, or home. This is definitely recommended if you like history or the holocaust. "
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Danielle Hildreth
"No idea honestly"
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