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The diary of a World War II youth describes his recruitment into the Underground Army, his internment in Auschwitz, his escape and participation in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, and his second escape to freedom aboard an American truck.
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Winner GOLD AWARD for Interior Design, and SILVER AWARD for Autobiography/Memoir at the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards! FINALIST Foreword Reviews IndieFab BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD!"At once absorbing, inspiring, and tragic." -- Publishers Weekly"Poignant, haunting, gritty, and bursting with realism...brings a deeply moving and unique perspective to World War II." -- Foreword ReviewsForeword by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Lech Walesa. Introduction by Chief Rabbi of Poland. Includes 11 short videos of original historical film and audio material via QR code and URL; more than 150 photos, maps and illustrations. Free, downloadable Educators' Guide correlated to Common Core standards, grades 9-12.This remarkable diary follows Kulski, 10-year-old Boy Scout when WWII begins, as he is recruited into clandestine Polish Underground Army by his Scoutmaster, undertakes secret mission into Warsaw Ghetto, is captured by the Gestapo, sentenced to Auschwitz, rescued, fights in the Warsaw Uprising and ends as a 16-year-old German POW. As the war unfolds through his eyes, we are privileged to meet an inspirational soul of indomitable will, courage and compassion.
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