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Simon's Escape
In September 1939, Simon looked out his window to see German soldiers shooting civilians. Bombs from airplanes rattled the windows of his home and machine-gun fire echoed in the streets. Simon and his family lived in Warsaw, Poland. On this day, Simon's world would be shattered. The invading Nazis would force his family to live in a ghetto because they were Jewish. Readers follow Simon in his story of the Holocaust as he tries to survive the brutal conditions of the ghetto and a life on the run in Nazi-occupied territory.
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Historical Fiction Adventures offer "high-interest, fictional stories" featuring key events and time periods. Simon's Escape opens with Simon Gorski jumping on his bed with a friend in the Gorskis' luxurious two-story Warsaw apartment, until they are interrupted by shots and look outside to see Germans soldiers shooting people in the streets. The Germans take over the city, gradually barring Jews from school, work, and ultimately, access to most food. As the Germans tighten their stranglehold, Simon is faced with no choice but to flee the city, meeting both cruelty and unanticipated generosity in his fight to survive.
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