Irena's children : a true story of courage by Tilar J. Mazzeo /
A gripping account of Irena Sendler, who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Margaret K. McElderry Books,
[2016]
|
| Edition: | Young readers edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue
- War
- Occupation
- Resistance
- Segregated and isolated
- Life in the ghetto
- Raising the stakes
- Expanding operations
- Rumors
- Deportation
- Selektions
- Time running out
- Crisis
- Toward the precipice
- The ghetto uprising
- Gestapo raid
- Pawiak Prison
- Execution
- Irena goes underground
- After the war.