Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass: A World War II Survival Story

by Emma Carlson Berne

Book Overview

In the late summer and early fall of 1938, ten-year-old Ruth Block, along with her father, mother, and best friend, Miriam, must navigate the increasing pressure placed on the Jewish population in Frankfurt, Germany. Ruth grows more worried by the day. Her father's stationery store is shut down; she and Miriam are belittled on the street; their school is closed. Then one night in November, the family's apartment is broken into. Ruth's father is dragged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149658449X
• ISBN13: 9781496584496
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Stone Arch Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7