The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List

by Leon Leyson and Elisabeth B. Leyson

Book Overview

In the #1 New York Times bestseller, Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442497815
• ISBN13: 9781442497818
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Amazing

I had found this book at goodwill and thought I would give it a try; It was definitely worth the buy! A story of a young Jewish boy and his tale of surviving in Germany.