TITLE: Run, Boy, RunAUTHOR: Uri Orlev
STARTED: June
FINISHED: June 13, 2009
PAGES: 186
GENRE: Juvenile
FIRST SENTENCE: It was early morning.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy’s survival of the Holocaust. Srulik is only eight years old when he finds himself all alone in the Warsaw ghetto. He escapes into the countryside where he spends the ensuing years hiding in the forest, dependent on the sympathies and generosity of the poor farmers in the surrounding area. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, several chases, captures, attempted executions, and even the loss of his arm, Srulik miraculously survives.
THOUGHTS: This book was incredibly dense and emotional for a supposed work of juvenile literature. Orlev talks about loss, hunger, death, war, trust, and uncertainty throughout the novel. Srulik survives the horrors of World War II practically on his own. He has to use his wit and instincts to survive a horrid position a young child should never have to encounter. While I did not find the narrative itself to be gripping, Orlev writes emotion so well that I just want to reach into the pages and save Srulik and keep him from harm.
RATING:6/10 [Good]
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