Making Bombs for Hitler

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Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

For readers who were enthralled by Alan Gratz's PRISONER B-3087 comes a gripping novel about a lesser-known part of WWII.Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she?But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II.Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow.When Lida and her friends are assigned to make bombs for the German army, Lida cannot stand the thought of helping the enemy. Then she has an idea. What if she sabotaged the bombs... and the Nazis? Can she do so without getting caught?And if she's freed, will she ever find her sister again?This pulse-pounding novel of survival, courage, and hope shows us a lesser-known piece of history -- and is sure to keep readers captivated until the last page.

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Author

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Pages

240

Publisher

Scholastic Inc.

Published Date

2017-02-28

ISBN

0545931924 9780545931922

Ratings

Google: 4

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"I really liked this book, its full of emotion and really showed what people in the Holocaust had to go through."

Gabs!

"Such a great book I even wrote a report about it! It shows that everyone can bring the beauty out of the ugly and it shows what a possibly what prisoner could have went through. loved the book so much (I cried a bit) the book drags you in and it is a very good read!"

Scarlett Rae

"It has a great plot if the story it’s an amazing story full of emotion and love."

Maddie Abbott

"The end of this book made me sob. I read it in 5th grade and recommended it to all my teachers haha. Definitely a good emotional read. Wish I could find it in my house so I could reread it ! "

Kenzzie

"So good couldn't stop reading!!!"

Sabrina

"I really liked this book and have read it multiple times. It is about a girl (Lida) who was taken during the Holocaust. She is forced to work for Hitler and make bombs. Her younger sister (Larissa) was taken as well, but somewhere else. Lida is determined to reunite with her sister, escape the prison she was put in and save her friends. This book is thrilling, sad and intense! "

Vanessa Jahnke

"The whole story really got into alot of details when it came to how they lived and the tittle didn't make sense at first but at the end of the story the tittle was a big hint."