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What is death all about? What is life all about?
So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love.
It wasn’t long ago that Elli led a normal life that included family, friends, school, and thoughts about boys. A life in which Elli could lie and daydream for hours that she was a beautiful and elegant celebrated poet.
But these adolescent daydreams quickly darken in March 1944, when the Nazis invade Hungary. First Elli can no longer attend school, have possessions, or talk to her neighbors. Then she and her family are forced to leave their house behind to move into a crowded ghetto, where privacy becomes a luxury of the past and food becomes a scarcity. Her strong will and faith allow Elli to manage and adjust, but what she doesn’t know is that this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come…
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (March 1, 1999)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 234 pages
ISBN-10 : 0689823959
ISBN-13 : 978-0689823954
Reading age : 14 years and up
Lexile measure : 720L
Grade level : 9 and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 4.19 x 0.7 x 7 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book wonderful, vivid, and hard to put down. They also appreciate the research and viewpoint, saying it gives a great point of view of the holocaust. Readers describe the emotional content as personal, gut-wrenching, and moving. However, some find the tone gruesome and sad at times.
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