In this childhood memoir, Mihulka tells the story of her family's deportation by the Soviets, under cover of darkness and at gunpoint, and their subsequent two years as prisoners on a Soviet communal farm in Kazakhstan. Map. Polish pronunciation and vocabulary guide. Author's note. Guide to geographical names. Index. Black-and-white photographs and reproductions.
Title alpha Krysia: A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II
Category Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 192
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Krystyna Mihulka (1930– ) . Childhood and youth. Family. World War II (1939–1945). Personal narratives. World War I (1914–1918). Deportations from Poland. Soviet prisoners and prisons. Collective farms. Kazakhstan. Twentieth-century history. Forced labor.
Lexile 800L
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2016-12-31
JLG Release Date Mar 2017
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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