Anita Lobel

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A Child of War

The beloved Caldecott Honor artist now recounts a tale of vastly different kind -- her own achingly potent memoir of a childhood of flight, imprisonment, and uncommon bravery in Nazi-occupied Poland. Anita Lobel was barely five when the war began and sixteen by the time she came to America from Sweden, where she had been sent to recover at the end of the war. This haunting book, illustrated with the author's archival photographs, is the remarkable account of her life during those years. Poised, forthright, and always ready to embrace life, Anita Lobel is the main character in the most personal story she will ever tell.Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Krakow, Poland, changing her life forever. She spent the days of her childhood in hiding with her brother--who was disguised as a girl--and their Catholic nanny in the countryside, the ghetto, and finally in a convent where the Nazis caught up with her. She was imprisoned in a succession of concentration camps until the end of the war. Sent by the Red Cross to recuperate in Sweden, she slowly blossomed as she discovered books and language and art. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita Lobel has spent her life making pictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now. 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Krakow, Poland, changing her life forever. She spent the days of her childhood in hiding with her brother--who was disguised as a girl--and their Catholic nanny in the countryside, the ghetto, and finally in a convent where the Nazis caught up with her. She was imprisoned in a succession of concentration camps until the end of the war. Sent by the Red Cross to recuperate in Sweden, she slowly blossomed as she discovered books and language and art. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita Lobel has spent her life making pictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now.

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Anita Lobel was born far, far away, on a bloody continent at a terrible time. Ten years ago, she looked back for the first time. Her unforgettable memoir now has a stunning new package, and includes a brand-new account of the artist's first years in New York City.

National Book Award Finalist

New York Times Notable Book

ALA Best Book for Young Adults

Publishers Weekly Best Book

ALA Booklist Top of the List Editors' Choice

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book

New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

VOYA Nonfiction Honor List

Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography

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Est. Publication Date - Nov 1999

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Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 6 months ago

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Est. Publication Date - Nov 1999

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