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Adam & Thomas
by Aharon Appelfeld
Illustrator: Philippe Dumas
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Triangle Square BFYR/Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 978-1-60980-634-7
Keywords: Refugees, Jews, Holocaust
Impending deportation from the ghetto forces the mothers of two Jewish boys to leave them in a forest. They survive due to their friendship and ingenuity. Ink and watercolor illustrations.