In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer (Paperback)

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"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starred

I did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?"

Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage.

You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once.

When the war began, Irene Gut was just seventeen: a student nurse, a Polish patriot, a good Catholic girl. Forced to work in a German officiers' dining hall, she learns how to fight back.

One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence.

Irene eavesdropped on the German's plans. She smuggled people out of the work camp. And she hid twelve Jews in the basement of a Nazi major's home. To deliver her friends from evil, this young woman did whatever it took--even the impossible.

Title Metadata

Author:
Opdyke, Irene Gut
Publisher:
Ember
Language:
English
Copyright:
2016
Number of Pages:
288
Dewey:
B
Dewey Range:
B
Binding Type:
Paperback
Interest Age:
16
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Accelerated Reader Reading Level:
6
Accelerated Reader Point Value:
11
Lexile Level:
890
Lexile Range:
Confident Reader (800 - 999)

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