milkweed

__Milkweed__, by Jerry Spinelli ISBN: 0-375-91374-2 c2003 208 pages

-p. 16 when he wants to go see the planes, but doesn’t realize what they are doing -p. 25...the “good” times -p. 60 when he sees the horses, but doesn’t understand why he can’t enjoy them
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

“Misha,” the name our main character and narrator assumes, is living in Poland during World War I. He is not Jewish, though he is treated like one (poorly). He is an orphan on the run until he meets Uri, an older boy who takes him under his wing. Uri doesn’t realize just how sheltered of a life Misha led before. Misha doesn’t understand much, but is good at stealing food, something that is important as the book goes on. This book gives the reader insight into what life was like as a Jew during the Holocaust.
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--historical fiction; boys; Jews; Poland; Warsaw; Holocaust; World War
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