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I was twelve when the coat was made. Nathan, our tailor and dear friend, cut it for Grandfather in the first week of March 1938. It was the last week of freedom for Warsaw and for us...
Even in the most difficult of lives, there is hope. And sometimes that hope comes in the form of a small boy, armed with a troupe of puppets - a prince, a girl, a fool, a crocodile with half-painted teeth....
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The powerful story of a friendship between a Jewish boy and a German soldier and the part played in both their lives by a simple puppet. (CHOICE MAGAZINE)
This story plucks at the heart strings and is well worth reading. (JEWISH NEWS)
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This story plucks at the heart strings and is well worth reading. (JEWISH NEWS)
The story of Mika, a Jewish boy, who becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto - a stunning debut .
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- EditoreW&N
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 1780226160
- ISBN 13 9781780226163
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine336
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The Puppet Boy of Warsaw: A compelling, epic journey of survival and hope
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