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Man from the Other Side

by Uri Orlev · 1991

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A teenager's experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. "This is a story of individual bravery and national shame that highlights just how hopeless was the fate of the Warsaw Jews." — School Library Journal, starred review

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Themes
JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
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Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 192 pages

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