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Original Title:	Milkweed
ISBN:	0440420059 (ISBN13: 9780440420057)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Poland Warsaw(Poland)
Literary Awards:	Carolyn W. Field Award for Fiction (2003), Golden Kite Award for Fiction (2004)

Milkweed Paperback | Pages: 208 pages

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Title	:	Milkweed
Author	:	Jerry Spinelli
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 208 pages
Published	:	September 13th 2005 by Laurel Leaf (first published September 9th 2003)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. World War II. Holocaust. Fiction. War

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He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham.

He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’s a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He’s a boy who wants to be a Nazi some day, with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he’s a boy who realizes it’s safest of all to be nobody.

Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable—Nazi-occupied Warsaw of World War II—and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan.


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Ratings: 4.01 From 24638 Users | 2339 Reviews

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I hope that nobody will look at me funny when I say that I love reading WWII/Holocaust stories. I do. I'm drawn to the stories of the people - I want to know what it is in us that makes us so cruel to others. I'm fascinated by people's stories- real or fiction. I don't think that they should be ignored or forgotten, and acknowledging them makes me more thankful for the good things that I have in my life. Milkweed is a story of an orphan in 1930s Poland who knows nothing but survival. Not who he

I initially read this book to determine whether it was appropriate for my 11 year-old daughter to read. Although it is considered a YA novel, any book (fiction or non-fiction) with a theme centered around the holocaust, is a novel I want to preview before allowing my child to absorb.I was immediately drawn to the short sentence structure and quick action. From the beginning, the reader is drawn into an eight year-old orphan boy's innocent view of a world where he must steal, and become virtually

Only One Spoiler Alert sort ofThis is an amazing book. This book shows that even in darkness their is color meaning even though it's a really hard situation keep on hoping. This was an enjoyable book because it showed you can still help others even if you need the same help. For example Misha needed food but he still gave food to the orphans and his "family." This book can show you that not everyone is cruel.

This book made me sad and angry. There are many stories out there describing the atrocities of the Holocaust from the victims point of view, but this one is especially heart wrenching because the protagonist is so young and naive. Theres an innate sense of injustice thats especially prominent when the victim is a child or handicapped in some way.There are times I wonder if hes actually mentally handicapped, or crazy. In the end, it didnt really matter, because people are the product of their

This is the first Jerry Spinelli book that I have read. I bought Stargirl at the same time and after reading Milkweed I am excited to start reading Stargirl. Spinelli does well to portray the voice of a young orphan boy in Warsaw. There are a lot of reviews about this and the book "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" that say that it is unbelievable that there were children that did not know what was going on around them. I really disagree with these statements. I have taught 5th graders and 6th

SOOO GOOD!! Anyone can enjoy this book if they are fascinated by WWII. I think y favorite character would have to be Misha. Misha is the main character, but if you are more into side characters that's fine too. Anyone would love this.

I read this book because my son (Boy 2) asked me to. We decided to start a family book group. All 4 of us read the book and we invited a family friend who would be visiting from out of town to read it, too. We had a great discussion with 3 adults and 2 kids.I've read a few Spinelli books and this one is set in a dramatically different setting than most of them. I enjoyed seeing how he addressed some of his usual themes - identity, self-worth, integrity, friendship - in 1940s Warsaw. I wondered