Greenhorn

Anna Olswanger
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Anna Olswanger's second book for young readers is an illustrated novel for middle grade readers based on a true story. In Greenhorn, a young Holocaust survivor named Daniel arrives at a Brooklyn yeshiva in the 1940s with only a small box that he won't let out of his sight. His obsessive attachment to the mysterious box excites the curiosity and unkind attention of the other boys. Free downloads of a Discussion Guide and Classroom Guide for Greenhornare available from the publisher's website: www.newsouthbooks.com/greenhorn.
Genres: HolocaustHistorical FictionPicture BooksChildrensJewishMiddle GradeYoung AdultFictionWorld War II
48 Pages

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