“Your parents, Oskar and Mina. They are dead and gone now, Yanek, and we would grieve them if we could. But we have only one purpose now: survive. Survive at all costs, Yanek. We cannot let these monsters tear us… — Alan Gratz Copy Share Image
“Remember: You are no one. You have no name. You do not speak, you do not look at them, you do not volunteer for anything. You work, bot not so hard they notice you. Gizela. Zytka. Your parents, Oskar and… — Alan Gratz Copy Share Image
“The ceremony was fast so we wouldn't be caught. When it was over, the men all whispered 'Mazel tov' and climbed back onto their… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“It was all a big joke. I could see that now. There was no rhyme or reason to whether we lived or died. One… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“If no one saw them, no one could help them. And maybe the world needed to see what was really happening here.” — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“I had survived the work gangs in the ghetto. Baked bread under cover of night. Hidden in a pigeon coop. Had a midnight bar… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“Baseball, more than any other sport, has a magical way of connecting fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, grandparents and grandchildren and ancestors back… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
I think kids are incredibly savvy readers. I think we should give them all the credit in the world. They want to know the… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“And that was the real truth of it, wasn't it? Whether you were visible or invisible, it was all about how other people reacted… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“I shook with helplessness and rage, but also with fear. This was what fighting back earned you. More abuse. More death. Half a dozen… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“I had managed to scare even the monsters, and when you can scare monsters, you can be sure you've become one yourself.” — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“What were they thinking, those little German children? Did they see animals when they looked at us, or people? I wasn't so sure myself… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“If I had known what the next six years of my life were going to be like, I would have eaten more. I wouldn't… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
“Your parents, Oskar and Mina. They are dead and gone now, Yanek, and we would grieve them if we could. But we have only… — Alan Gratz Copy Share
