I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust

I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust

What is death all about? What is life all about?

So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love.

It wasnâ€™t long ago that Elli led a normal life that included family, friends, school, and thoughts about boys. A life in which Elli could lie and daydream for hours that she was a beautiful and elegant celebrated poet.

But these adolescent daydreams quickly darken in March 1944, when the Nazis invade Hungary. First Elli can no longer attend school, have possessions, or talk to her neighbors. Then she and her family are forced to leave their house behind to move into a crowded ghetto, where privacy becomes a luxury of the past and food becomes a scarcity. Her strong will and faith allow Elli to manage and adjust, but what she doesnâ€™t know is that this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come...
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-11-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-11-01
Format	Kindle eBook

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