Chance
“Haunting music begins and ends this account…fittingly narrated with unhurried restraint by Fred Berman…Berman’s Yiddish, sprinkled throughout the story, is convincing, and his clear, somber tones and measured cadence keep the terrors faced by Shulevitz from overwhelming young listeners. The episodic nature of the narrative makes it a good choice for family and classroom listening and discussion.”
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A Golden Dome Book Award Selection
A New York Times Best Book of the Year for Children
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2020
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Pick
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award
A Golden Kite Award Winner for Illustrated Books
A Bookish Best Books of the Year Selection
Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2020
Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2020
Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2020
Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2020
From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story.
With backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of FSG BYR’s most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in Chance.
It was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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