War within These Walls - Hardcover

American Library Association (ALA), Mildred L. Batchelder Honor (2014)United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY), Outstanding International BooksNational Council for the Social Studies & Children's Book Council, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young PeopleAssociation of Jewish Libraries, Sydney Taylor Book Award - Honor bookJewish Book Council, National Jewish Book Award - Children's/YA Book categoryKirkus Reviews, Best Books of the YearKirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewSociety of Illustrators, -The Original Art- annual exhibition (2013)Publishers Weekly, Best Books of the Year - TeenPublishers Weekly, Starred Review (2013)School Library Journal, Starred Review (2013)Society of Illustrators, -The Original Art- annual exhibition2013 IndieFab Awards Honorable Mention in Young Adult FictionBulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon ListChristian Library Journal -A powerful, fictionalized memoir.-

It's World War II, and Misha's family, like the rest of the Jews living in Warsaw, has been moved by the Nazis into a single crowded ghetto. Conditions are appalling: every day more people die from disease, starvation, and deportations. Misha does his best to help his family survive, even crawling through the sewers to smuggle food. When conditions worsen, Misha joins a handful of other Jews who decide to make a final, desperate stand against the Nazis. Heavily illustrated with sober blue-and-white drawings, this powerful novel dramatically captures the brutal reality of a tragic historical event.