Thanks to My Mother

About this book

Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitlers forces invaded her Lithuanian city of Vilnius. Over the next few years she endured starvation brutality and forced labor in three concentration camps. With courage and ingenuity Susies mother helped her to survive--by disguising her as an adult to fool the camp guards finding food to add to their scarce rations and giving her the will to endure. This harrowing memoir portrays the best and worst of humanity in heartbreaking scenes you will never forget. Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award An ALA Notable Book An NCSS-CBC Notable Childrens Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies