{"product_id":"9780547530994","title":"Run, Boy, Run","description":"\u003cp\u003e“'Srulik, there’s no time. I want you to remember what I’m going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to! Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik,' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything—even if you forget me and Mama—never forget that you’re a Jew.'”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so, at only eight years old, Srulik Frydman says goodbye to his father for the last time and becomes Jurek Staniak, an orphan on the run in the Polish countryside at the height of the Holocaust. With the danger of capture by German soldiers ever-present, Jurek must fight against starvation, the punishing Polish winters, and widespread anti-Semitism as he desperately searches for refuge. Told with the unflinching honesty and unique perspective of such a young child, Run, Boy, Run is the extraordinary account of one boy’s struggle to stay alive in the face of almost insurmountable odds—a story all the more incredible because it is true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the unforgettable true story of one boy’s resilience, this novel explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHiding in Plain Sight:\u003c\/b\u003e The harrowing choice to forget his own name, Srulik, and become Jurek, a Christian orphan, to survive in the Polish countryside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWorld War II Historical Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e A meticulously researched and unflinching look at the dangers of wartime Poland through the eyes of a child fugitive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Test of Faith and Identity:\u003c\/b\u003e Holding on to his father’s last words—to never forget he is a Jew, even while pretending to be someone else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBased on a True Story:\u003c\/b\u003e The incredible and inspiring true account of Yoram Frydman, a boy who faced starvation, capture, and the loss of everything to stay alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Uri Orlev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101845504149,"sku":"9780547530994","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780547530994.png?v=1777422839","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547530994","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}