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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
A survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto recalls his experiences in Nazi-occupied Poland in this sequel to Shadow of the Wall. Ages 12-up. (Apr.) r
Children's Literature - Jan Lieberman
Richard, 17, discovers the incredible details of his stern stepfather's hidden past when he is left a manuscript to read while his stepfather is in Australia. There is something so intimate in reading this man's wartime experiences that the reader feels both embarrassed and horrified by the details of what happened to the young Misha, a Jew, in Poland, W.W.II. The horrors of war are mitigated by those rare moments of human caring and compassion. Richard sees his stepfather in a new light and the process of acceptance begins.
Children's Literature - Uma Krishnaswami
Sequel to Laird's award-winning first novel, Shadow of the Wall, this book is written in the form of alternating letters from an aging Misha Edelman to his defiant stepson, and from the stepson, Richard, to his girlfriend. As Richard reads Misha's story, his attitude toward his stepfather changes grudgingly, then with surprise, and finally with astonishment. As he journeys from resentment to respect, we join Richard in gaining an understanding of wartime Poland and the struggles of young people in the Resistance. While Richard's own misadventures seem in the end marginally contrived, this is on the whole a satisfying exploration for young people, of deep and complex issues with relevance for all humanity. 1998 (orig.
School Library Journal
Gr 7 Up-British teen Rich Buchanan is alienated from his stepfather, Misha Edelman, because of the man's seemingly strict disciplinary standards. Rich is also worried about the consequences of his involvement in an anti-Semitic incident at school. Just before a trip to Australia to see his long-lost sister, Misha gives the boy a manuscript he wrote describing his family's Holocaust experiences in Poland and his fear-filled, harrowing ordeal to survive; he wants his stepson to understand his life and why he acts the way he does. His account constitutes most of the novel and is as vivid and believable a first-person narrative as any written by a Holocaust survivor. Through letters to his girlfriend Katie, Rich reveals his increasing empathy for his stepfather and his guilt over the way he has treated him. An afterword tells of Rich's journalist father's death in Uruguay and contains a letter to Katie about his emotional reconciliation with Misha, who rushed back from his reunion with his sister to be with him at this time. Readers may see the young man's sketchy missives as an unwarranted interruption in the flow of Misha's exciting narrative, but they do show how he changes his mind about his stepfather. An inspiring affirmation of life in two generations.-Jack Forman, Mesa College Library, San Diego
Hazel Rochman
Thrilling action and complex moral issues combine in a Holocaust survivor story, a sequel to "Shadow of the Wall" (1990). Misha Edelman, now settled in England, remembers his teenage experience after he escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto: first he was a partisan fighter in the Polish forest in 1942; then he returned to Warsaw as an underground courier for the resistance; he spent several months as a prisoner of the Germans (always hiding his Jewish identity); finally he came to England. Misha tells his story in a long letter to his stepson, Richard, and Richard's occasional notes to his girlfriend add a contemporary commentary; but the framework becomes too heavy, especially when Richard reveals his involvement in a recent anti-Semitic high-school prank. What's splendid about this story is the account of the partisans. The writing is intense as Misha remembers the courage and terror of the forest action and then his loneliness and grief, his guilt at having survived his family and the young woman he loved. Teens will be held by Misha's haunting discovery that cruelty and tenderness can co-exist "not just in one culture or country . . . but in one person even."
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780688136123
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 10/1/1995
  • Edition description: 1st American ed
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 224
  • Age range: 12 years
  • Lexile: 1150L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.27 (w) x 9.24 (h) x 0.92 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 30, 2003

    Extraordinary Journey!

    Christa Laird makes a powerful statement in But Can The Phoenix Sing? Can a person be dynamic after a terrifying experience in World War Two? The book is based on a true story of the life of Misha Edelman. The book starts when 15-years-old Misha Edelman is send to the front line of Poland during World War Two to help Jewish people. His mission is to save people from different concentration camps around Poland. He meets amazing people: Eva, Henryk, Vasily, and Doctor Korczak. They become a 'family', but there are many obstacles in his life's journey. There are many unexpected events that happen in his journey to Warsaw. Is he going to survive? 'My whole body was mass of pain.' Is he going to be himself again? 'Polish Jew, protégé of Dr. Korczak, ex-partisan and resistance worker.' Is he going to find another love? If you want to find answers for all these questions you should definitely read this book! This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is extremely moving and it keeps you guessing the whole time. I love this book because you can learn a lot about World War Two. I deeply recommend this book to both kids as adults. It is just amazing how brave a little boy can be and how much courage he has for his country. If you love to read sterling war stories you should definitely read this one! I guaranty you will not regret it...you might even learn a valuable lesson!

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