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Milkweed

By: Jerry Spinelli
Narrated by: Ron Rifkin
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He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. 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 someday, with tall, shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat 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 of World War II - and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan.

©2003 Jerry Spinelli (P)2015 Listening Library Difficult Situations Family Family & Relationships Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Racism & Discrimination Heartfelt
Moving Story • Historical Perspective • Captivating Narration • Emotional Impact • Engaging Performance
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almost made me cry it was buitful book wich really put you in the spot of those whom had to experience this horrible time

thank you

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best book I've ever read. the ending always has me in tears. really great narrator

Love this story, great narrator

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I remember the first time I read Milkweed was in 6th grade. Such a interesting way to show the holocaust through the eyes of an innocent child and how he perceives everything throughout it.

A great one to come back to

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I somewhat enjoyed the book but it was not the best book I ever read

A overall good book

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This book is recommended to me. I was not dissatisfied at all.I recommend this to anyone that’s looking for a different view of the holocaust.

Unbelievable story. It will tug at your heart

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At first, I struggled with listening to this book. I was really thrown off by the fact that it was written through the eyes of a child. Once I got through that, I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for characters to meet their end. In teaching about the Holocaust, I believe Jerry Spinelli captures the child that lived through the Holocaust along with the aftermath of such events for many. I think it is a must have for those that learn and teach about the Holocaust.

Holocaust Must Read

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So I had to have a project of like myRR and so this lets me listen to my books to help me when like on road trips and also I have dyslexia so it’s for dyslexia whenever you whenever something is read out loud to you and you can actually understand more the words better.And like you you can have the words stuck in your mind.

Book Project

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This is an incredible book! My students loved it because it of the intense use of imagery. Each chapter was loaded with figurative language and it opened the door for discussion, interpretation, and discovery. The narrator captured our attention with a narrative articulation from the 1940’s style radio shows.

Holocaust experience-

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I read this when I was a little girl and now I'm revisiting it. I've noticed even more things that I missed the first time around, like the piper. it's a good book.

This is one of my favorite books

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a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a glorifying awesome the best book of all time

greatest book of all time, but very sad a a a a a

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