28 Days: a Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
Square Fish · Paperback · January 3, 2023
Inspired by true events, David Safier's 28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto is a harrowing historical YA that chronicles the brutality of the Holocaust.
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- Who it’s for
- A harrowing historical novel brings the Warsaw Ghetto uprising into a young reader’s view.
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories for Teens, War & Military YA, Jewish YA
- Published
- Square Fish, January 3, 2023
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Inspired by true events, David Safier's 28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto is a harrowing historical YA that chronicles the brutality of the Holocaust. Warsaw, 1942. Sixteen-year old Mira smuggles food into the Ghetto to keep herself and her family alive. When she discovers that the entire Ghetto is to be "liquidated"—killed or "resettled" to concentration camps—she desperately tries to find a way to save her family.
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She meets a group of young people who are planning the unthinkable: an uprising against the occupying forces. Mira joins the resistance fighters who, with minimal supplies and weapons, end up holding out for twenty-eight days, longer than anyone had thought possible.
Courage Under Siege
A harrowing historical novel brings the Warsaw Ghetto uprising into a young reader’s view.
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- A teenage perspective on survival and resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Expect
- A sustained story of danger, courage, and resistance.
- A stark account of the Holocaust, inspired by true events.
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 100% |
|---|---|
| War & Military YA | 42% |
| Jewish YA | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Holocaust Stories for Teens
- War & Military YA
- Authors
- David Safier
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- January 3, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Holocaust Stories for Teens