The format of this book is shorter passages of text accompanied by black and white drawings that depict the events of the story, such as his daring escapes through a manhole or the funeral cart that passes through each day. His family is relocated into a crowded ghetto where conditions are deplorable. The War within These Walls follows Misha, a young Jewish teen during the time of World War II. I definitely recommend this for students of middle school age or older. The Jewish resistance is a heroic effort in the face of evil, and it's not deeply addressed in traditional social studies units. This is a crucial part of the book, and it sets it apart from other novels about the Holocaust. Ultimately Misha becomes a member of the Jewish resistance, literally taking on the Nazis. This is another example of how he tries to take care of his family - not telling his parents the truth, knowing it might destroy them. Misha is aware of a tragedy that happens to his sister, but he can't bear to tell his mother the truth about it, which creates a terrible weight upon his shoulders. Misha (the main character) displays courage throughout the book, putting himself at great risk in order to secure food for his family. With minimal text, the author superbly conveys the horrors of the people during this time. Though it's fiction, it isn't written in the style of a typical novel. The book is considered teen fiction, and is only 175 pages. This is an excellent book about the experiences of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII. Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book I was not required to post a positive review. I'd recommend it for anyone 10 and up, but with a warning on some gruesome or violent content. But there's a big story behind these words and between these pages. I finished it in just a couple of sittings. But the ghetto will not be downtrodden forever. As Misha in the story says, “I had never felt so Jewish before.” Because it never really mattered before the Nazis arrived.
The Jews in the area are being persecuted (the book fills the reader in on what the Jewish people could and could not do). The Nazis have taken over Warsaw, but the ghetto is uprising.
Yes, you're going to see and feel the pain for yourself. Yes, there's pain and hurting on these people's faces. Yes, there's some gruesome/graphic scenes. In fact, it's told from first-person perspective, so it's exactly like seeing it through young Misha's eyes.
A hard-hitting look at one family's survival in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland.
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