I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
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- I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944By: Lauren Tarshis
- Characters and Setting
- Beginning
- C'mon this way. You can hide in here. The Nazi Soldiers will be here any minute. Don't worry. You can trust me.
- This story is about the Nazi Invasion which occurred in 1944. During this time, many Jews were being heavily targeted all over Europe by one of the largest rulers at the time the Nazis, led by a very powerful man, Adolf Hitler.
- Middle
- You're next.
- What should I do now? What should I do?
- The main characters in this book are Max and Zena. The sub-characters are Mr. Jablonski, Martin, Lev, and Aunt Hannah who keep Max and Zena safe. There are three main settings in this book. The first setting is at a farm owned by a man named Mr. Jablonski. This is where max and Zena meet the sub-charactters. The second setting is in Loda Forest where it's almost impossible to track anyone. The third and last setting is a safe camp for Jews to stay away from the Nazis.
- End
- At the beginning of the book, Max and Zena are in a Jewish ghetto,.They managed to escape the ghetto by tricking the guards. With nowhere to go, they run out to a big farm where no one would be able to find them. Max and Zena meet the owner of the farm, Mr. Jablonski. He helps Max, Zena, and some resistance fighters hide from the Nazis. The resistance fighters are Martin, Lev, and Max, and Zena's Aunt Hannah.
- Moral
- Hey, look, it's the Statue of Liberty
- The partisans create a plan to escape this town and go to Loda Forest. The resistance fighters set off with Max and Zena into the forest with some weapons. When they are in the middle of the forest, some bombs start to go off. In the distance, you could see some smoke. Then, they come across 2 young Nazi soldiers who had bombs. When Martin pointed his gun at them, none of them moved. Martin shot them both down.
- Max and Zena were able to safely reach the camp. None of the Nazi soldiers were able to find the camp. A few weeks after Max and Zena came, their father, whom they had been separated from, had returned. It was the happiest day of their lives.
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- The moral or lesson learned from this story was that not all people are treated equally and sometimes you have to put up a big fight to get what you deserve. Many innocent lives were taken during this time and the world wasn't a safe place. After the Nazi Invasion ended, Max, Zena, and their father along with many other Jews, left for America.
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