Prisoner B-3087 (2013)

by Alan Gratz

Other authors: Jack Gruener, Ruth Gruener

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Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: A gripping novel based on the astonishing true story of a boy who survived ten concentration camps. Based on the true story by Ruth and Jack Gruener. Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner�??his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through the terror without losing his hope, his will�??and, most of all, his sense of who he really is inside… (more)

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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |

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theww2library | Nov 9, 2021 |

This historical fiction is based on the true story of Yanek (Jack) Gruener who, as a Jewish boy living in Poland, was only 10 years old when his nightmare of being forced through 10 different concentration camps began.

NCSS | Jul 23, 2021 |

Yanek Gruener, Prisoner B-3087, is a fictionalized version of the true story of Jack Gruener. Yanek and his family are Jews living in Krakow, Poland, when it is invaded by the Nazi's. It follows the construction of the ghetto there, the consolidation of the Jews, and then their mass deportations to factories, work or death camps. Eventually, teenage Yanek ends up alone, with sage advice from his uncle to trust and care about no one. During the war, Yanek is transferred to ten different concentration camps, which is incredibly hard to believe because Yanek is so naive, has few survival skills, and was hardly large enough to be a worthy selection for a work crew. At the end of the day. the book felt like a survey course on concentration camps. 2.5 stars. (

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skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |

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Such a horrible story, as are all Holocaust stories, but I wish there would have been a little more detail added. I know Jack survived 10 concentration camps so there was a lot to fit into one book, but I felt like the story lacked some attention to detail. I loved Jack's detemination to live; which at times wavered in moments of not feeling like there was a "game" to be played at certain
and specific times. Such a great message overall of a teenager who faced and overcame one of the most difficult odds. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gratz, Alan	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gruener, Jack	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gruener, Ruth	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Is a (non-series) sequel to

Destined to Live: A True Story of a Child in the Holocaust by Ruth Gruener

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 2014)

CCBC Choices (2014)

Just One More Page Recommendation List (2014)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2014)

Tome Society It List (Junior Tome (Grades 6-8) – 2014)

Tome Society It List (Tome Society (Grades 9-12) – 2014)

Young Adult Favorites Award (2014)

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If I had known what the next six years of my life were going to be like, I would have eaten more. I wouldn't have complained about brushing my teeth, or taking a bath, or going to bed at eight o'clock every night. I would have played more. Laughed more. I would have hugged my parents and told them I loved them.

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Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:

A gripping novel based on the astonishing true story of a boy who survived ten concentration camps. Based on the true story by Ruth and Jack Gruener. Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner�??his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through the terror without losing his hope, his will�??and, most of all, his sense of who he really is inside

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