The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia

I read this book as a child and it had always stuck with me. I found it again as an adult and it was as good as I had previously remembered.

What struck me was expectations and acceptance of what 'normal' is. Food, shelter, clothing, all are different on the Stepps with the struggle for survival than before, or after.

A young Polish girl whose Jewish family is forced to Siberia - Those they let live. A must read.

Fantastic children's book!

This book is easy to read, and it gives a wonderful lesson in empathy. I stocked up on soap because of this book since the character said that having a bar of soap was so valued.

It is based on true events and the details in the story create a movie your mind. One of my all time favorite books.

This is a good book for young people to read of Polish Jewish history during WWII in Poland, Europe.The book is explained about how Hitler had a preconceived friendship with the Soviet Union, only to stab the Soviets in the back. It was then that the Soviets invaded Poland and took the Jewish people out of Europe as they fought the Germans in World War II. The Soviets sent hundreds of Polish Jewish people by way of railroad--traveling for months in cattle cars-- arriving at their final destination for however long that be--- in the barren land of Siberia.This story is real and personal, as the author of the book wrote about her childhood experience prior to becoming a Polish Jewish prisoner of war-- taken away from all she knew, to how she survived her exsistance in Siberia along with everyone else. She includes their community's environment(s) as it was the essence of every one's survival.I recommend this well written book for American children (especially), as we have never gone through an experience of this liking....such as the liking of those who were European Jews who did nothing wrong but to sustain sacrifice after sacrifice because of who they were, though they did nothing wrong to deserve such treatment and to be so unaware of what their futures held.

A must read about Soviet imposed exile in Siberia which saved the exiles from the Nazis but imposed on them a gruelling life on the frozen steppe!

Absorbing story. Would suit an avid reader of 10 up

The quality of the book is good, the size is comfortable to hole, the print is readable and easy. The content of the novel is wonderful: it provides realistic history while being palatable and not too upsetting to middle school readers. I enjoyed the story and so did my eleven year old son. It will make a lasting impression of real lives in real world events of the past.

when I first read this book I was 11 years old..in 1969. I loved the story and read the book many times. little did I realize that it was a true story. I only found that outin my twenties long after the book disapeared from my possesion . So how glad was I when i discovered i could get it through amazon . I snapped it up and waited anxiously for it to arrive by post. It is the story of Esther who in june 1941 along with her family is exiledto siberia where they endure unthinkable hardships ..yet it is a story about love hope and family .it is a book that makes a young reader think of human injustices and a older reader reflect how it helped shape their lives.

Wonderful biography that I first read in 1969, when I was a child. Ordered it so I could re-read it. Right up there with Anne Frank, except this one ultimately has a happy ending.

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