The boy's faith never left him, even when one of his rescuers an Edelweiss Pirate said to him that God would not help, just like he did not save his family. The author tells the story in a simple manner. Let's be honest, this is a true young adult novel set for 9-14 year olds, no sex, no cursing, plenty of teenage pranks on the back drop of the plight of a 13-yr old boy. Bringing laughter into the very same novel at a fast pace that attracts young minds is an art not many authors can perform. To bring the true horror of the holocaust, make it real and write for young adults could not be an easy task. How does one deal with survival after such atrocities as that at a concentration camp? How can one have faith in the world? How can one accept that a people so closely identified with a powerful God can ever accept that God again? We live in a culture that likes to gloss over pain and suffering, mask it with drugs and other things, and always end the story with a happy ending. It is one that has stayed with me from the first page, and I've never been able to shake the images brought forward, the misery and suffering, the existence of evil and brutality, the sadness and desolation. This is the longest short book I've ever read.
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