Yellow Star

By: Jennifer Roy

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

In 1939, the Germans invaded the town of Lodz, Poland, and moved the Jewish population into a small part of the city called a ghetto. As the war progressed, 270,000 people were forced to settle in the ghetto under impossible conditions.

At the end of the war, there were about 800 survivors. Of those who survived, only twelve were children. This is the story of one of the twelve.

©2006 Jennifer Roy (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“In vivid free verse, Jennifer Roy tells a story of hope and courage as gripping as Schindler’s List.” (Eric A. Kimmel, author of Gershon’s Monster, a Sydney Taylor Book Award winner)

“A stunning, poetic recreation of a life lived within the horror that was the Holocaust.” (Jane Yolen, author of The Devil’s Arithmetic and Briar Rose)

Everyone should hear these stories at least once, so we will not forget.

The claims of Naziism and oppression flying around our country are so flagrantly false, yet accepted by those who have not educated themselves about the real Holocost and suffering of so many.

Excellent presentation of very sensitive history

Who could possibly know the true cruelty of those unbelievably inhuman acts that some humans were submitted to without voices from those who lived through the crimes heaped on them? Thank you Sylvia for the view from inside the Ghetto.

This book is amazing

I listened the whole book while driving, the voice is so moving. I admire the courage of Sylvia and her whole family. It is a wonderful to learn about the history.

very heartwarming story

Where does Yellow Star rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

very good

Which character – as performed by Tavia Gilbert – was your favorite?

all of the characters were great

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

so sad that so many people went through this

Through The Eyes Of the Innocent

Powerful historical account as seen from the eyes of a young child. Appreciated the tie in to actual events throughout the story to lend perpective.