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Children's Fiction Holocaust

The Choice

by (author) Kathy Clark

Publisher
Second Story Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2015
Category
Holocaust
Recommended Age
9 to 15
Recommended Grade
6 to 9
Recommended Reading age
9 to 12
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781927583708
    Publish Date
    Mar 2015
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Downloadable audio file

    ISBN
    9781772603026
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $19.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781927583654
    Publish Date
    Mar 2015
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

Thirteen-year-old Jakob’s family has hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII. One day, in a burst of loyalty, Jakob decides to reveal that he is Jewish, a choice that puts his whole family in danger. Jakob hopes his best friend Ivan, a Christian whose father is a high-ranking military official, will help his family, but he comes to believe that Ivan has abandoned them. Sent as a prisoner to Auschwitz, Jakob is kept alive by his passion for revenge against Ivan. When Jakob is finally freed, he discovers that Ivan too made a choice that day, a choice that changes everything Jakob thought was true.

About the author

Kathy Clark has written two books for the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. Guardian Angel House is based on her mother and aunt’s lives as Jewish children hidden from the Nazis. The Choice is also inspired by her father’s experiences during the Holocaust. Kathy lives in Kanata Ontario and was raised by her mother and a loving stepfather. She learned of events described in The Choice as a grown-up when she became reacquainted with her dad.

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