Milkweed [Paperback]

A stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist,Jerry Spinelli

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.

He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels.

He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.

And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody.

Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young Holocaust orphan. An extremely powerful book. Readers will be gripped by this story of a young orphan in Warsaw. --Boston Herald

Jerry Spinelli has fashioned a novel of beauty out of the ugliness of the Holocaust. It is a superb book, one of the best you will read. --BookPage

Stunning. --Kirkus Reviews,Starred 

Spinelli creates a masterful achievement, a war story to be put alongside J. G. Ballard'sEmpire of the Sunand a literary accompaniement to Roberto Benigni'sLife Is Beautiful. --VOYA

An unforgettable novel. --Library Media Connection, Starred

Part survival adventure, part Holocaust history, [this] novel tells the story through the eyes of a Polish orphan on the run from the Nazis. --Booklist, Starred review

This is a superb addition to the canon of young adult literature. --Jewish Book World

Unforgettable. . . a powerful story about one small boy's courage during a horrifying period of history. A heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story. --The Midwest Book Review JERRY SPINELLI is the author of mls5