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Listen, if you liked The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, you will probably like this one. It suffered from a similar problem - I just couldn't believe the ignorance, naivete and utter incomprehension of the situation and surroundings. Our main character, a street kid who grows up thieving, can't recognize cruelty? For me, this really didn't work at all and I didn't get a sense of what life in Warsaw and the ghetto was like.
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Such a painfully deep novel of the Warsaw ghetto and an orphan. Loved it so much.

Such a real and raw story. I usually don‘t read a lot of books that dealt with the holocaust because I‘m a pretty sensitive person when it comes to reading about such horrible and real events. This book was perfect in the sense that it still told of the unforgivable things that were done, but in a more vanilla way. Beautifully sad book

Milkweed is a story about a small orphan child set in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust. While the story is built around sad themes, there also were beautiful messages about survival, friendship, family and the need to belong. Told in an appropriate manner for the intended audience (middle grade), this is a great choice to introduce young minds to the history around WWII without graphically expounding on the horrific tragedies of that time.

I am huge historical fiction fan and love ww2 historical fiction. I loved the book because it was such a unique take on the war... I had never read anything about the war from this perspective. If you love historical fiction I would highly suggest checking this book out!!!

Not a fan of this cover... #uglycover #30junebooks @howjessreads

The book was great at the beginning, but as you read on the events never lead up to an interesting climax. The plot twists are minor. I give it an 6/10.

Library haul. I‘ve read Milkweed before but wanted to reread it. Was hoping to find Loser as well but did not. 3 memoirs from our US history.. can‘t wait to read those.

#uncannyoctober

Excellent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ YA reads #setineasterneurope

These just arrived today from my BookDepository wishlist, but there was no name. I'd love to know who you are, my secret santa 😘Thank you soooo much! 🤗

One of my finds from yesterday's 1/2 off bookstore visit. It's up next. 😜 I have heard absolutely nothing about this one. Hoping it's a good one!

How could I forget about Milkweed Editions! They're opening a BRAND NEW bookstore on the ground floor of their building (that's shared with The Loft, Open Book, and MN Center for Book Arts)!! Read about it on my blog (link in bio) or support their Kickstarter here for cool rewards and the satisfaction of knowing you helped make it happen! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628605595/milkweed-books-because-bookshelve... #getindie

Hit the jackpot at the Half Price Books clearance sale... 14 books for $28 ☺️💃🏻

I enjoyed this read!