Congratulations Don
on the recent release of
Run and Hide!
Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown
Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Middle Grade
Companion to Maus | YALSA Award-winning creator
Published October 10, 2023 by Clarion Books
A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust. From the Sibert Honor and YALSA Award–winning creator behind The Unwanted, Drowned City, and others.
In the tightening grip of Hitler’s power, towns, cities, and ghettoes were emptied of Jews. Unless they could escape, Jewish children would not be spared their deadly fate in the Holocaust, a tragedy of unfathomable depth. Only 11% of the Jewish children living in Europe before 1939 survived the Second World War.
Run and Hide tells the stories of these children, forced to leave their homes and families, as they escaped certain horror. Some children flee to England by train. Others are hidden from Nazis, sometimes in plain sight. Some are secreted away in attics and farmhouses. Still others make miraculous escapes, cresting over the snow-covered Pyrenees mountains to safety.
Acclaimed nonfiction storyteller Don Brown brings his expertise for journalistic reporting to the deeply felt personal narratives of Jewish children who survived against overwhelming odds.
My thoughts about Run and Hide ~~
To be totally honest, this type of book is not what I usually read. I typically don't read middle grade graphic novels, maybe I never have. But the publisher sent this one to me so I wanted to give it a try. I like reading historical fiction, especially pertaining to this time period. I was interested to see how this part of history was being presented to young readers.
I enjoyed this book, as much as one can enjoy something about such a horrible part of history. I thought the subject matter was presented well and was able to convey the harshness and danger of those days while also showing how people helped and supported one another. The illustrations were well done and I savored the art work on each page.
After reading and enjoying Run and Hide, I'm interested in checking out other books by this author. Who knows, maybe I've just opened a whole new reading world for me to explore.
I received Run and Hide from the publisher and this is my honest opinion.
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About the author
Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion.
School Library Journal has called him “a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies.”
He lives in New York with his family. ~ Author website
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