Milkweed

Hes a boy called Jew Gypsy Stopthief Runt Happy Fast Filthy son of Abraham Hes a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw Hes a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans Hes a boy who believes in bread and mothers and angels Hes a boy who wants to be a Nazi some day with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned hes a boy who realizes its safest of all to be nobody Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw of World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak hope and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan From the Hardcover edition