Out of hiding : a Holocaust survivor's journey to America /
Gruener, Ruth,
Out of hiding : a Holocaust survivor's journey to America / Holocaust survivor's journey to America Ruth Gruener, with Rachel Klein. - 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
"Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun. In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends -- but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II. The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma. This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today"--
Ages 8-12 Scholastic Press. Grades 4-6 Scholastic Press.
9781338627459 1338627457 9781338627466 1338627465
2020014124
Gruener, Ruth--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
Hidden children (Holocaust)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Jews--Poland--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust survivors--New York (State)--New York--Biography--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Out of hiding : a Holocaust survivor's journey to America / Holocaust survivor's journey to America Ruth Gruener, with Rachel Klein. - 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
"Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun. In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends -- but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II. The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma. This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today"--
Ages 8-12 Scholastic Press. Grades 4-6 Scholastic Press.
9781338627459 1338627457 9781338627466 1338627465
2020014124
Gruener, Ruth--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
Hidden children (Holocaust)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Jews--Poland--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Holocaust survivors--New York (State)--New York--Biography--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.