Jane Yolen
Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright: 2004
pages 176
Reading level: 8-12
Genre: historical fiction
Summary:
Hannah gets transported back in time to Poland in 1942. Everyone is convinced that she is Chaya Abramowicz who is recovering from cholera and is recently orphaned. Soon after she arrives, she goes to a wedding, but before the ceremony can begin, Nazis relocate them. Hannah realizes what's going on and tries to warn people, but they don't believe her. They are transported to a concentration camp where the female wedding guests are separated from the male wedding guests. They are stripped of their personal belongings, including their names. At meal the next day Hannah meets Rivka who has lived in the camp for over a year and she protects Hannah as best she can. Shmuel gets caught in an escape attempt and is killed for it, with his fiance deciding to die with him rather than live without him. Pivka, Hannah and two friends are working in the fields when an officer approaches them selecting Hannah's three friends to fill the quota for the crematorium. Hannah takes Rivka's place telling her to run and to remember. As she walks through the crematorium, she walks back to her old life in the modern day. Hannah discovers that Aunt Eva was Rivka and Chaya was her name sake. Hannah tells Eva what Eva's numbers stand for and then recites what her own stood for.
Recommendations and Conflict:
I would recommend this book to anyone who is mature enough to read it. This book contains a major conflict: the Holocaust
Reaction:
I loved this book, it touches my heart every time I read it. Chaya sacrificed her life to save her friend who wasn't guaranteed to survive anyway.
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