Survive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner -- his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through the terror without losing his hope, his will -- and, most of all, his sense of who he really is inside? Based on an astonishing true story.
Alan Gratz Books
Alan Gratz crafts thrilling historical and adventure narratives, often exploring themes of courage, survival, and the search for identity. His prose is recognized for its brisk pacing and compelling storytelling, drawing readers directly into the heart of the action. Gratz masterfully weaves historical accuracy with fictional elements, creating works that are both entertaining and educational. His ability to resonate with young adult readers while also appealing to a broader audience marks him as a significant contemporary author.







Refugee
Englische Lektüre für das 4., 5., 6. Lernjahr
Josef flieht 1938 aus Nazideutschland und muss eine Odyssee auf dem Meer mit der MS St. Louis erleiden. Isabel verlässt 1994 mit ihrer Familie ein von Unruhen erschüttertes Kuba. Mahmoud flüchtet 2015 mit seinen Eltern aus Syrien. Ihnen allen gemein ist die Flucht über das endlose Meer, traumatische Erlebnisse und familiärer Zusammenhalt, Verluste und Hoffnung. Refugee nimmt sich der großen Themen von Flucht und Vertreibung an. Ein zeitloses Buch und gleichzeitig hochaktuell! 3 Jahrzehnte, drei Fluchtpunkte, drei Zielländer – ideal, um den Wechsel von Perspektiven zu üben Alan Gratz wurde mit der deutschen Ausgabe von Refugee für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2021 nominiert. Sein Buch erhielt außerdem 2021 den 50. Jugendliteraturpreis Buxtehuder Bulle.
Ban This Book
- 255 pages
- 9 hours of reading
You're never too young to fight censorship!It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler from the school library. Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: the book was banned! Just because a classmate's mom thought it wasn't appropriate for kids to read.
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II
- 309 pages
- 11 hours of reading
It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough-- but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
Code of Honor
- 278 pages
- 10 hours of reading
When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.
Ground Zero
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2020, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger? Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.
From Alan Gratz, the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster Refugee, comes a thrilling new multi-perspective novel, this time centered around D-Day.
It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. Hideki and Ray are on opposite sides, each fighting to survive. But then the two of them collide in the middle of battle... Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee, returns with this high-octane story of how hope and redemption can tie us together.
Fire. Flood. Ice. Three natural disasters. Akira, Owen, and Natalie are all swept up in the global effects of climate change, each struggling to survive their individual disasters. But the three kids are more deeply connected than they could ever imagine, in ways that can change the world.
The Assassination Game
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Kirk and Bones team up to find the source of a terrorist attack again Starfleet Academy, with prime suspects ranging from one of the visiting Varkolak to a member of an Academy secret society dedicated to erasing threats to the Federation.