{"product_id":"irenas-children-a-true-story-of-courage-hardcover","title":"Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTilar J. Mazzeo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Cronk Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tilar Mazzeo comes the extraordinary and long forgotten story of Irena Sendler--the \"female Oskar Schindler\"--who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II--now adapted for a younger audience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II with an incredible story of survival and selflessness. And she's been long forgotten by history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis young readers edition of \u003ci\u003eIrena's Children\u003c\/i\u003e tells Irena's unbelievable story set during one of the worst times in modern history. With guts of steel and unfaltering bravery, Irena smuggled thousands of children out of the walled Jewish ghetto in toolboxes and coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through the dank sewers and into secret passages that led to abandoned buildings, where she convinced her friends and underground resistance network to hide them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this heroic tale of survival and resilience in the face of impossible odds, Tilar Mazzeo and adapter Mary Cronk Farrell share the true story of this bold and brave woman, overlooked by history, who risked her life to save innocent children from the horrors of the Holocaust.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilar J. Mazzeo is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of books that include \u003ci\u003eThe Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHotel on the Place Vend?me. \u003c\/i\u003eThe Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College, she divides her time among coastal Maine, New York City, and Saanichton, British Columbia, where she lives with her husband and stepchildren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Cronk Farrell is a former award-winning journalist and author of fiction and nonfiction books for children. She writes with passion about little-known people of history who face great adversity with courage. Her book Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific has been named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, Jefferson Cup Honor Book, Washington State Book Award Finalist, Booklist Editor's Choice, to the Amelia Bloomer Project List and awarded a EUREKA! Children's Book Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. She lives in Washington State.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage: Young Readers Edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537905041629,"sku":"9781481449915","price":19.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5F1XTmouO89781481449915.webp?v=1772539327","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/irenas-children-a-true-story-of-courage-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}