![]() ![]() One night they were awakened from their uneasy sleep to be carted away by the special Russian soldiers. ![]() Her mother was left with Krysia and her brother. That life was ripped apart on September 1, 1939, the start of World War II.įearing for his life her father went into hiding. By all accounts hers was a loving family with father (a chief judge), mother (having two university degrees), Krysia, and her younger brother Antek. ![]() She liked playing with her friends, getting ice cream during walks in the park with her mother and brother, and collecting colorful leaves in the fall. Krysia, as her parents called her, was a typical little girl. ![]() “Krysia: A Polish Girl’s Stolen Childhood During World War II” written by Krystyna Mihulka with Krystyna Poray Goddu (Chicago Review Press, 2017) is a book simply written for the middle school reader, but one which can be read and appreciated by adults as well. At 10 years old she was taken from her home in Poland journeyed across countries and continents as a prisoner of war endured hardships, starvation and fear and emerged resilient through love of family and friends. Not one from the most recent fad reality show. ![]()
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