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A Lucky Child

by Thomas Buergenthal
Elie Wiesel
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Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.
Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.
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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780316151450
  • Release date: April 20, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780316070997
  • Release date: April 20, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780316070997
  • File size: 8098 KB
  • Release date: April 20, 2009
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.6
Lexile® Measure:1150
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:6-9

Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.
Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction
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