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Wonderful coming of age story centered around WWII and various concentration camps. This is a well developed and engaging story that will hook reluctant readers. If you are a teacher, add this to your library. Students will love it.

I read this alongside my 7th grader for her English class. It‘s based on the true story of Jack Gruener, a Jewish boy who survived multiple concentration camps. Quick read and super engaging. Great for ages 12-112!

The astounding true story of young Yanek Gruener surviving 10 different concentration camps. Written for middle grade, but should be heard by all. Audio recommended.

The book follows a Jewish boy as he experiences the holocaust. He goes to many different camps and explains his story of what happened at those camps and his journey in those camps. You will like this book if you like books based on more true events and are a bit more gruesome. A theme in this would be determination because of how he has a will to survive and get out of there of the camps through his determination.

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Like all of Gratz's books, Prisoner B-3087 takes the tragedies of history and makes them accessible for modern readers, especially teenagers. In this book, he uses elements of the true story of Jack Gruener - who was imprisoned in 10 different concentration camps before being rescued by American soldiers - to teach readers about the horrors experienced by those who suffered through the Holocaust.

Right now i'm read Prisoner B-3087 and it's a really good book so far i'm really enjoying it. The Nazis just got 70000 Jews to bring them to concentration camps and the mane characters are hiding right now on the roof of a building.

#GB101020 @GatheringBooks Here's my list of ten that I picked. I have huge fascination with the Holocaust (family ties). My 10 are books I want to read about the Holocaust
1. Mapping the Bones
2. Code Name Verity
3. Girl in the Blue Coat
4. Hidden Like Anne Frank
5. Between Shades of Grey
6. Dawn
7. Day
8. Prisoner B 3987
9. The War Outside
10. Refugee
Tag: @cleoh @Book-Raptor @IheartYA

My son told me I should read this. He loves all books WWII related, but this author is 1 of his favorites so far. It was an easy read and darn thing made me cry.

Gerne: Biographical Fiction
Date Started: Nov 1st, 2019
Date Completed: Oct 11th, 2019
How did you choose this book: I was browsing through books from Alan
Gratz when I stubbled across this book and took a liking to it
Summary: The book is about a jewish boy at the time of ww2. It's about his journey through over 8 different concentration camps, with him being the last one to keep his family name alive. Will he live through the war?

Good story.

Reading this book to my son #mbcreadathon #MBCfrogsread3

Just went on the best kind of neighborhood walk, the one where you arrive 🏡 with a stack of 📚!

Bottom stack from our nearby Free Little Library. Then we ran into a friend who has 3 boys a few years older than Maya, and invited her in to borrow some more books off their shelves! Our closest library is still closed for renovations, so a lot of book trading will be happening in our neighborhood this summer!

Looked up from my book and coffee to see these furry feet dangling off the couch. She looks comfy! #catsoflitsy

Amazingly well written book!! I couldn‘t put it down.. although it‘s a work of fiction it follows the life of Jack Gruener extremely well!!!

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Based on a true story of Jack Gruener. Enjoying author Alan Gratz.
This lovely image courtesy of @geodynamical

At the bookstore, my daughter will usually show me books, I'll ask if she wants them, but she says no because she has so much school work and no time to read. Yesterday, however, she brought this to me. I asked if she wanted it, expecting a no. And she said, "yes please!" She used to be such a bookworm, so I felt that "connection" again as I happily paid for this book for her.

I can't decide whether I'm a chatty introvert or quiet extrovert, but there's something about conferences that really takes it out of me. Settling in with a glass of wine and ready to relax for a couple hours before hitting the hay in my lovely quietnoisy city apartment.

I won a signed copy of Prisoner B-3087 tonight! I've been eyeing it for a while, and after hearing Gratz talk about it this evening, I'm even more intrigued.

"We cannot let these monsters tear us from the pages of the world."

As you read this story, you travel along with teenage Yanek to ten different concentration camps during World War II. TEN. This is unfortunately based on a very true story. As a result, your heart is wrenched and your mind has a hard time comprehending the horrors that so many people have experienced. I visited Dachau concentration camp not too long ago, and this book brought those emotions that I felt in that quiet, dark place right back.