The Girl Who Wouldn't Die

By Randall Platt

Book Overview

"Nothing short of a masterpiece." --Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Snow Creek

Finalist for the Washington State Book Award

They call her the Arab of Warsaw.
Some say she's Jewish. A few know she's a girl. Most agree she's high on the Nazis' hit list.
One person believes she could become a hero.

It's 1939 in Poland, and Arab knows that standing up for anyone--especially her Jewish family--only paints a target on her back. So she plans to survive the Nazi occupation the way she always has: disguise herself as an Aryan boy, lead her street gang, and sell whatever she can steal.

But though Arab starts the war with the one goal of staying alive, others have different ideas for her. When a stranger asks for her help with a covert rescue mission, Arab has to make a choice. Trying to be a hero is a surefire way to get killed. But if she doesn't do it, who will?

Hard-hitting and unforgettable, The Girl Who Wouldn't Die is a story about survival, the necessity of resistance, and the hope that can be found when the world is at its darkest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510757570
• ISBN13: 9781510757578
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Sky Pony
• Length: 360 Pages
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

My new favorite book.

From page one I couldn't put the book down. I was sorry it couldn't go on and on. I read lots and lots of books on WWll mostly about the Holocaust but this was an entirely different story about surviving in Poland as kids on the streets. It will have you cheering and crying. The author truly is a gifted writer and now I want to check out his other books.