{"product_id":"somewhere-there-is-still-a-sun-a-memoir-of-the-holocaust-paperback","title":"Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Gruenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTodd Hasak-Lowy\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResilience shines throughout Michael Gruenbaum's \"riveting memoir\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) about his time in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust, in this National Jewish Book award finalist and Parents Choice Gold Medal Award-winning title, an ideal companion to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eBoy on the Wooden Box\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael \"Misha\" Gruenbaum enjoyed a carefree childhood playing games and taking walks through Prague with his beloved father. All of that changed forever when the Nazis invaded Prague. The Gruenbaum family was forced to move into the Jewish Ghetto in Prague. Then, after a devastating loss, Michael, his mother and sister were deported to the Terezin concentration camp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt Terezin, Misha roomed with forty other boys who became like brothers to him. Life in Terezin was a bizarre, surreal balance--some days were filled with friendship and soccer matches, while others brought mortal terror as the boys waited to hear the names on each new list of who was being sent \"to the East.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose trains were going to Auschwitz. When the day came that his family's name appeared on a transport list, their survival called for a miracle--one that tied Michael's fate to a carefully sewn teddy bear, and to his mother's unshakeable determination to keep her children safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollaborating with acclaimed author Todd Hasak-Lowy, Michael Gruenbaum shares his inspiring story of hope in an unforgettable memoir that recreates his experiences with stunning immediacy. Michael's story, and the many original documents and photos included alongside it, offer an essential contribution to Holocaust literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Gruenbaum was born in 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In 1942, he was sent to the concentration camp Theresienstadt, or Terezin, with his mother and sister, and remained there until the end of the war. He emigrated to the United States in 1950, graduated from MIT and Yale, served two years in the Army, and worked for the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Mass. Dept. of Public Works, before cofounding a consulting firm. He was married for fifty years to the late Thelma Gruenbaum, author with \u003ci\u003eMichael of Nesarim: Child Survivors of Terezin\u003c\/i\u003e. He has three sons and four grandchildren. Visit him at MichaelGruenbaum.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTodd Hasak-Lowy has published several books for adults. \u003ci\u003e33 Minutes \u003c\/i\u003ewas his first book for young readers and he made his YA debut with \u003ci\u003eMe Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Evanston, Illinois.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Somewhere There Is Still a Sun\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169293930631,"sku":"9781442484870","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0099abd94e1e11b1390020b1216d0543.webp?v=1733340681","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/somewhere-there-is-still-a-sun-a-memoir-of-the-holocaust-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}