Apelfeld, Aharon

Seventeen-year-old Edmund describes his ragtag band of Jewish partisans who hide in the Ukrainian forest during World War II and sabotage the Nazi war effort without sacrificing their morality. As they rescue Jews from the countryside, they draw strength from the community around them. When the Red Army advances and the Germans retreat, they attempt to stop a train heading for a concentration camp, with bittersweet results.

Adam and Thomas, two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II, take refuge in the forest where they learn to forage and survive, soon meeting and helping other fugitives fleeing for their lives.

During World War II, a group of Jewish partisans fight together to end the Nazis supreme. Seventeen-year-old Edmund maintains his own inner resolve with memories of his parents and their life before the war.

Banding together in the forest to hide during World War II, two Jewish boys and a faithful dog endure harsh conditions and are given food by a courageous, mercurial girl before a miracle helps them at the height of a brutal winter.

Adam and Thomas, two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II, take refuge in the forest where they learn to forage and survive, soon meeting and helping other fugitives fleeing for their lives.