{"product_id":"chance-uri-shulevitz-9781250370655","title":"Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Illustrated Books for Older Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children's Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare 2020 Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library Best of the Best 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Twenty of the Best 2020 (Non-Holiday) Jewish Books for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Jewish Book Award 2020 Finalist for Middle Grade Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Golden Dome Book Award Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest.\" --Elizabeth Wein, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom a beloved voice in children's literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of Farrar, Straus and Giroux's most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in \u003ci\u003eChance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uri Shulevitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250370655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250370655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e512279 \/ Chance: Escape from the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Uri Shulevitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890661716223,"sku":"9781250370655","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b0292eb-0c01-4aa6-8b76-009e25eb9c13.jpg?v=1709739665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chance-uri-shulevitz-9781250370655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}