{"product_id":"one-step-ahead-barbara-harwood-9781494380250","title":"One Step Ahead: A child's story of daring and bravery during the holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe young boy, way too thin for his age, stares down the long railroad tracks covered in undisturbed ice and snow, wondering aloud, \"Will this really be how it all ends? Will I be just another body lying frozen in the snow like the others I saw in the streets on the way here? Will anybody ever know what happened to me? Will my mother or father ever know . . . if they are even alive?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe astonishing and inspiring true story of a young Dutch boy's survival during World War II, \u003ci\u003eOne Step Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e traces his remarkable survival. This harrowing tale, as told to Barbara Harwood by Jack Prins, begins with six-year-old Jack watching the bombing of the ship \u003ci\u003eStatendam\u003c\/i\u003e in the harbor across from the apartment where he has been placed with virtual strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing certain death around every corner, Jack miraculously manages to survive the invasion and occupation of Nazi fanatics bent on murdering every Jewish child in Europe. From his remarkable tale of deprivation, hunger, and courage, through his teen-age years in an orphanage, and on to his journeys to Israel and eventually America, Jack's sense-of-humor and resilience remain intact, making his story a reader's delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Harwood, Jack Prins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1494380250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781494380250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d","brand":"Barbara Harwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717559218431,"sku":"9781494380250","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75f1a925-6108-4850-aee7-a78101e9862b.jpg?v=1705688623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-step-ahead-barbara-harwood-9781494380250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}