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- Publisher: Scholastic
- ISBN: 0439435404
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100180850
- Release Date: September 1, 2004
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #332624 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #26866 in Young Adult Fiction (See Top 100 Young Adult Fiction Bestsellers)
- #48 in Historical - Holocaust (See Top 100 Historical - Holocaust Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Cats in Krasinski Square" by Karen Hesse and Wendy Watson to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Cats in Krasinski Square"Browse more products related to "Karen Hesse and Wendy Watson"Review"Among the great historical avalanche of Holocaust stories, Hesse has found a little-known vignette that she treats with her customary modest but elevating free-verse style, making a grave subject enormously accessible, gently humorous, and affectingly triumphant." Publisher's noteWhen their family is ravaged by war, two brave sisters risk their lives when they become involved in a dangerous plan to get food to those still inside the Warsaw Ghetto with the help of all the cats in Krasinski Square. Annotation"I look like any child/playing with cats /in the daylight/in Warsaw,/my Jewish armband/burned with the rags I wore/when I escaped the Ghetto." The Jews are starving to death behind the Ghetto wall in World War II Poland, and two orphaned Jewish sisters have escaped and pretend to be Polish: "I wear my Polish look. I walk my Polish walk." The young narrator sadly observes the hoards of wandering cats that "belonged once to someone/slept on sofa cushions/and ate from crystal dishes." Her sister's friends will sneak food in by train so the sisters can slip it through the wall, but the Nazis heard about this "newest plan" and wait at the train station with dogs to detect the smugglers. The sisters bring baskets of the stray cats and release them to distract the dogs, creating such a melee that they get the food through the wall. An included historical note explains that this is a loose fictionalization of an actual incident. The pencil and ink-and-watercolor illustrations deliver just the right poignant impact. A Kirkus Editor's Choice for 2004. If You Enjoy "The Cats in Krasinski Square (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Cats in Krasinski Square (Hardcover)" by Karen Hesse (Author) and Wendy...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Historical - Holocaust Bestsellers
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