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PreS-Gr 2—On the seventh day of Hanukkah in 1938, which also happens to be Christmas Eve, a young refugee boy named Oskar arrives in New York City from the horrors of Nazi Europe with only a photograph and an address to find an aunt he has never meet. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his aunt's home in the north end of the city, he pa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1938, the last night of Hanukkah coincided with Christmas Eve, and for a young Jewish refugee in Manhattan, both holidays provided blessings. Following Kristallnacht, Oskar's parents had put him on a boat to New York with just the name and address of his aunt; his walk from the harbor take...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1938, the last night of Hanukkah coincided with Christmas Eve, and for a young Jewish refugee, both holidays provided bless...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A touching narrative and atmospheric artwork combine for an ultimately hopeful holiday story. Oskar, who has traveled on his own from Europe after the Night of Broken Glass, arrives at the southern tip of Manhattan with nothing but a photograph and address of a relative he doesn't know. During his long, cold walk uptown, Oskar encounters kind and generous strangers (one merchant gives him a Superman comic-"Keep it, kid. Merry Christmas."-and a boy gives Oskar his mittens). Readers will be affected by how the brief but...Log In or Sign Up to Read More