| Author | : Ruth Gruener |
| File Size | : 40,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 20 October 2020 |
| ISBN | : 9781338627473 |
| Pages | : 136 pages |
Out of Hiding A Holocaust Survivor s Journey to America With a Foreword by Alan Gratz by Ruth Gruener Book PDF Summary
With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee. 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.