The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz : a true story retold for young readers
Title
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The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz : a true story retold for young readers
Personal Author EPSB
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Jeremy, Dronfield
Summary
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In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved, and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz--a certain death sentence--Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering they endured, there was one constant that kept them alive: the love between father and son.
Year Published
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2023
Physical Description
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373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Personal Subject
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Kleinmann, Gustav, 1891-1976.
Kleinmann, Fritz, 1923-
Corporate Subject
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Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Subject
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Fathers and sons -- Austria -- Vienna -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Austria -- Vienna -- Personal narratives.
Young adult literature.
Genre
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Biographies.
Summary
:
In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved, and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz--a certain death sentence--Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering they endured, there was one constant that kept them alive: the love between father and son.
ISBN
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9780063236172
Publisher
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New York, New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
©2023
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Hillcrest | 940.531 DRO | Book | 30552000371298 | Non-Fiction |