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A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II
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In the aftermath of the German and Soviet invasions and division of Poland, more than 1.5 million people were deported from their homes in Eastern Poland to remote parts of Russia. Those who made it out of Russia alive were lucky -- and nine-year-old Krystyna Mihulka, called Krysia, was among them. In this childhood memoir, Mihulka (now in her 80s) tells the story of her family's deportation, under cover of darkness and at gunpoint, by the Soviets, and their subsequent two years as prisoners on a Soviet communal farm in Kazakhstan. Although they lived in deplorable conditions, endured starvation and illness, and witnessed death, Krysia also describes moments of tenderness, hope, and even small celebrations while in captivity, and how her mother's strength, courage, and kindness saw her and her brother through until they finally found freedom.

Author Biography:

Krystyna Poray Goddu is the author of A Girl Called Vincent and An Unlikely Ballerina and coauthor, with Krystyna Mihulka, of Krysia. She has contributed to American Girl magazine, Publishers Weekly, the New York Times Book Review, and the Riverbank Review of Books for Young Readers.
Release date Australia
January 1st, 2017
Pages
192
Interest Age
From 10 years
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
9x215x139
ISBN-13
9781613734414
Product ID
25042749

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