By Peter Lantos (author)
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A graphic novel edition of the remarkable, heartbreaking novel The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die .
A story of survival, of love between mother and son and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship. An important read.
The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die describes an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 1945.
Peter and his parents set out from a small Hungarian town, travelling through Austria and then Germany together. Along the way, unforgettable images of adventure flash one after another: sleeping in a tent and then under the sky, discovering a disused brick factory, catching butterflies in the meadows - and as Peter realises that this adventure is really a nightmare - watching bombs falling from the blue sky outside Vienna, learning maths from his mother in Belsen.
All this is drawn against a background of terror, starvation, infection and, inevitably, death, before Peter and his mother can return home.
"Deeply moving" - Booktrust
"A gripping story of love, courage and triumph over evil" - The Bookseller
"Can, and should, be read by an audience of any age." - Jewish News
"the book [is] absolutely compelling, partly because it is a true story of extraordinary resilience and survival in unimaginable circumstances, but also because Lantos' stark recollections make very powerful reading." Gaby Wine, The Jewish Chronicle
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A graphic novel edition of the remarkable, heartbreaking novel The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die. A story of survival, of love between mother and son and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, True Stories, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Graphic Novels & Comics, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Graphic novels, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions
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The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir was written by Peter Lantos and published by Scholastic
The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir has 144 pages
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