The Old Brown Suitcase

By Lillian Boraks-Nemetz

Book Overview

The Old Brown Suitcase, an award winning book that has sold extraordinarily well both nationally and internationally, now appears in a new edition by Ronsdale Press. The novel narrates the absorbing story of a young girl who survived the Holocaust against all odds. At age fourteen, Slava comes to Canada with her parents and sister and a suitcase filled with memories of a lost childhood, memories that now haunt her new life. She cannot forget the hunger, stench and disease in the Warsaw Ghetto, nor the fear and humiliation of being incarcerated behind a high brick wall. She cannot forget her extraordinary escape from the Ghetto when she walked alone through the gate while the guards were looking the other way. Nor can she forget being swallowed up in a strange and unknown place to survive under a hidden identity. The story juxtaposes heart-wrenching scenes from a child's life in war-torn Poland with the life of a teenager trying to adjust to a new country in time of peace. In Canada, it is not easy for Slava to build a bridge between two cultures; nor is it easy to live with the turmoil of her immediate past. At the same time she must face the new challenges involved in being an immigrant, a Jew and a teenage girl. This new edition appends notes on the Warsaw ghetto and a bibliography for future reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553800575
• ISBN13: 9781553800576
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Old Brown Suitcase

WOW! what an amazing book. I am only 14, so it is rare that a book captures my attention. Slava, the main character in the novel, is my age. I understand some of the things she goes through. I reccomend it to anyone. Age 11-111. So READ IT and enjoy ;) thanks

Masterpiece

Marvolous. And even that is not enough to describe it. I just could not put this down and have read it more then once. This something that everyone should read a least once no matter your age.

The Old Brown Suitcase

Hi. My name is Becca. I loved this book!The Old Brown SuitcaseI think that this book was very touching. It was educational hearing about what happened to the Jews in the war, and good hearing about this girl's veiw of the war, being right inside it. I think that if this book were rated out of 10, 1 being the lowest, I would give it a 10. Sure call me a softy for giving it perfect, but I really enjoyed this book. I thik this book would be best for grade 6/7 to adult. I recommend this book to all who love to read truely good books!Becca Kouwenhoven