Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America (with a Foreword by Alan Gratz)

With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee.

Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun.In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends — but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II.The family’s perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma.This is a gripping and human account of a survivor’s journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today.

Author: Ruth Gruener
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 10/20/2020
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781338627459
Language: English