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dare2tri2001, July 12, 2008

I read this book for a Master's class on Multi-Cultural Children's Lit. I was astounded. Over the decades I've read Night, The Hiding Place, and seen a variety of museums, movies, and newsreels on the Holocaust. But this book is an amazing mix of the horror of the Holocaust with a 12-year-old victim who becomes the hero. It does include the "possession" of a 3rd-rate ventriquilist, but at no time do you feel an "evil" anywhere in the book except in the actions and plans of the Nazis. This book is satisfying for adults and children alike. It's easy to separate the true from the adventurous fiction - and is sprinkled with humor from a "dummy" with a knife like an "icepick". He throws a drowning Nazi a rope - a Christian thing to do, The Great Freddie says. A Jewish thing, too - quips the Dybbuk - I threw him both ends.

Love this book. Amazing. Taught in conjuction with other Holocaust books, would help children feel the power they can have - even in the face of evil - even in the face of death.

I thank Mr. Fleischman for having the backbone to write this and intend to recommend it to everyone I know - kid or adult.

Michael & Matt's Mom

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