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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

â€œMuch like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,â€ this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindlerâ€™s list, â€œbrings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to liveâ€ (VOYA).

This, the only memoir published by a former Schindlerâ€™s list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow.

Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leysonâ€™s life, and the lives of his mother, his father, and two of his four siblings, by adding their names to his list of workers in his factoryâ€”a list that became world renowned: Schindlerâ€™s list.

Told with an abundance of dignity and a remarkable lack of rancor and venom, The Boy on the Wooden Box is a legacy of hope, a memoir unlike anything youâ€™ve ever read.

Country	USA
Brand	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	SG-USB-134
Model	SG-USB-134
ReleaseDate	2015-08-18
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884641071366
EANs	9781442497825

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