{"product_id":"the-ballerina-of-auschwitz-young-adult-edition-of-the-choice-9781665952552-b","title":"The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of the Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edith Eva Eger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - Holocaust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Sydney Taylor Award Notable Young Adult Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"luminous\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) young adult edition of the bestselling, award-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eva Eger shares her harrowing experiences and gives readers the gift of hope and strength.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdie is a talented dancer and a skilled gymnast with hopes of making the Olympic team. Between her rigorous training and her struggle to find her place in a family where she's the daughter \"with brains but no looks,\" Edie's too busy to dwell on the state of the world. But life in Hungary in 1943 is dangerous for a Jewish girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as Edie falls in love for the first time, Europe collapses into war, and Edie's family is forced onto a train bound for the Auschwitz concentration camp. Even in those darkest of moments, Edie's beloved, Eric, kindles hope. \"I'll never forget your eyes,\" he tells her through the slats of the cattle car. Auschwitz is horrifying beyond belief, yet through starvation, unthinkable terrors, and daily humiliations like being forced to dance for a Nazi leader, dreams of Eric sustain Edie. Against all odds, Edie and her sister Magda survive, thanks to their sisterhood and sheer grit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdie returns home filled with grief and guilt. Survival feels more like a burden than a gift--until Edie recognizes that she has a choice. She can't change the past, but she \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003echoose how to live and even to love again.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45019193835671,"sku":"9781665952552","price":1258.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781665952552.webp?v=1769202196","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-ballerina-of-auschwitz-young-adult-edition-of-the-choice-9781665952552-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}