Title: I
Have Lived A Thousand Years
Author:
Livia Bitton-Jackson
Genre:
Autobiography
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Copyright: 1997
Number of Pages: 223
Summary:
This memoir is of a 13 year old Jew and her family who lived in Czechoslovakia.
When World War II comes they must live in a ghetto with other families, because
at the time, Jews were hated and discriminated against, for no good reason.
This living is only temporary, because the people of the ghetto finds out that
they are going to a “labor camp.” But really they end up going to a tragic,
unsafe, scary, torturing, unforgettable, unpredictable concentration camp,
Auschwitz. This is when the terror and torture begins. Ellike goes through
blistering hot sun, a big change in her appearance, and lots of pain. Although
Ellike sticks with her mother, most of the time, this adventure is extremely
frightening.
Review:
This was a very well written memoir, with excitement, sadness, pain, and eventually,
liberation and relief. This is not, however a happy story. It is a true, depressing
story of tortured people. In this book I could picture clear visuals of all the tragic events, as
if i was there. If you are looking for a realistic story that lets you know
what really happened in the Holocaust, and how people really felt through
it, this is a book for you!
* Don't Bother **** Worth Staying up late for
** Better than doing homework ***** Great!!!
*** Not
Bad!!!
Reviewer: Elena T.______________
House:
Blue-7_______________
Teacher:
Mrs. Santiago__________
Date:
November 18, 2005_____