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28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

Published in
2014
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Description

Inspired by true events, David Safier's 28 A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto is a harrowing historical YA that chronicles the brutality of the Holocaust. Warsaw, 1942. Sixteen-year old Mira smuggles food into the Ghetto to keep herself and her family alive. When she discovers that the entire Ghetto is to be "liquidated"―killed or "resettled" to concentration camps―she desperately tries to find a way to save her family. She meets a group of young people who are planning the an uprising against the occupying forces. Mira joins the resistance fighters who, with minimal supplies and weapons, end up holding out for twenty-eight days, longer than anyone had thought possible.
Age
13-18
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
416 pages

Why to read

  • Engaging plot
  • Relatable characters
  • Educational content
  • Intriguing blend of historical fiction and action