Bornstein, Michael.
SURVIVORS CLUB : THE TRUE STORY OF A VERY YOUNG PRISONER OF AUSCHWITZ
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2017
IL 5-8
ISBN 9780374305710

When the now famous picture that graces the cover of the book was taken, all Michael Bornstein had ever known was war. Born shortly after Hitler invaded Poland, Michael and his family were forced to eventually leave their home in Zarki, Poland, as Jews all over Poland were being sent to concentration camps. Through courage, sheer will and a little luck, Michael emerged alive as the youngest survivor of Auschwitz. Collaborating with his daughter, he shares his story, and that of his family in this extraordinary memoir.
This story is about more than just Michael, however. It is also the story of a family and a town that was forever changed. Almost fifty percent of Zarki, Poland was Jewish. During the course of the war, all of the Jewish families were eventually forced to leave Zarki, and many didn’t return. After being liberated from Auschwitz, Michael goes back to Zarki, and is faced with the aftermath of war. A highly moving, ultimately uplifting memoir.  (Mary Beth Kurspahić, Risdon Middle School   https://evergreenbookaward.org/)