In My Hands

IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it. "No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--"School Library Journal," Starred "A" Book Sense "Top Ten Pick" "A" Publisher's Weekly "Choice of the Year's Best Books" "A" Booklist "Editors Choice"