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I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
I Have Lived a Thousand Years Growing Up in the Holocaust
Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson
Livia Bitton-Jackson, born Elli L. Friedmann in Czechoslavakia, was thirteen when she, her mother, and her brother were taken to Auschwitz. They were liberated in 1945 and came to the United States on a refugee boat in 1951. This is her story, written for middle school or high school students. Her previous books include "Elli: Coming of Age...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590642514
ISBN-10: 0590642510
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 224
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4.1 stars, based on 42 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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auntshamaine avatar reviewed I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This is a GREAT read. I read it in one day. I would not exactly categorize this with Young Adult, though some would. It is graphic in details. If you are looking for a "true story" read instead of a work of fiction this is it. Also recommended to the reader who is trying to learn more about what daily life was like in the Concentration camps.
reviewed I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A very moving book. I was actually surprised at how much it affected me. I think it is a worthwile read for young adults. However, I would reccomend reading it ahead of time before you have your child or class read it.
LISACHERIE avatar reviewed I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A powerful, first-hand look at a 13 year olds life in a concentration camp where cruelty and suffering is a way of life; A bowl of watered down soup or a potato peel is a delicacy and a decent pair of shoes or a scrap of tattered clothing is something to dream about. A must read for everyone. Let us never forget the victims of the Holocaust. This is a book that is suitable for both teenagers and adults.
TXGrobanite avatar reviewed I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust on + 270 more book reviews
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Wonderful book...I read this in one night as I couldn't put it down. She describes how they were taken by the Gestapo and describes much more in detail her life in the camps. Very sad stories but a great and worthwhile read...highly recommended.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good book on the Holocaust experience. Very short chapters, a fast read and appropriate for older children interested in this subject. I wanted to know more about what happened to them after the war so an epilogue would have been great.
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reviewed I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust on + 204 more book reviews
Moving personal account of the author's experience as a young girl in various concentration and labor camps.


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