Jacob's Rescue
Jacob's Rescue
4.1/5
Goodreads

Jacob's Rescue

Written by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin
Paperback
$7.99
$7.59
8 - 12
Reading age
128
Page count
180
Words per page
680L
Lexile measure
Jul 1, 1994
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's Jacob's Rescue About

Publisher Summary

Once Jacob Gutgeld lived with his family in a beautiful house in Warsaw, Poland. He went to school and played hide-and-seek in the woods with his friends. But everything changed the day the Nazi soldiers invaded in 1939. Suddenly it wasn’t safe to be Jewish anymore.One afternoon, eight-year-old Jacob slipped through a hole in the ghetto wall to meet Alex Roslan, a kind Christian man who agreed to be his new “uncle.” The Roslan family, at the risk of their own lives, kept Jacob’s identity as a Jew hidden.Every day of hiding meant a new danger and a threat of discovery. Jacob worried about his real family and longed to go to school and play outside like the Roslan children. The fear, the hunger, and the hardships brought Jacob closer to the Roslan family – until at last they were able to begin a new chapter in their lives.

What Kind of Book is Jacob's Rescue

Topics

culturehistoryWorld War IIfamily1900-1949the Holocaustorphans1940s

Locations

Religions

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include Jacob's Rescue

    The Creatives Behind the Book

    What Has Malka Drucker Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let Malka Drucker know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    What Has Michael Halperin Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let Michael Halperin know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked Jacob's Rescue

      chapter • 139 Pages
      Number the Stars
      5.6
      Lois Lowry
      chapter • 128 Pages
      The Doll Shop Downstairs
      #1 in Series
      Yona Zeldis McDonough, Heather Maione
      chapter • 128 Pages
      Judy, Prisoner of War
      Laurie Calkhoven
      chapter • 128 Pages
      The Door in the Wall
      Marguerite de Angeli
      chapter • 154 Pages
      The Journal of William Thomas Emerson
      Barry Denenberg
      chapter • 148 Pages
      Beth's Story, 1914
      Adele Whitby
      chapter • 112 Pages
      Lizzy Bennet's Diary
      Marcia Williams
      chapter • 144 Pages
      Pickled Watermelon
      Esty Schachter, Alex Orbe
      chapter • 116 Pages
      Sounder
      James Barkley
      chapter • 144 Pages
      Drita, My Homegirl
      Jenny Lombard
      View more

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780440409656
    Publication Date
    July 1, 1994
    Publisher
    Yearling
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1993
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    180
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    92030523
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    68215180
    Lexile® Level
    680L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    7046
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 50%

    More than halfway there—keep going!

    Depth Score - 25%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo