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Upon the Head of the Goat : A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 (Newbery Honor
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Upon the Head of the Goat : A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 (Newbery Honor Book) Paperback - 2003

by Siegal, Aranka

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This Newbery Honor Book and ALA Notable Book tells the story of nine-year-old Piri, who is visiting her grandmother in the Ukrainian countryside. When World War II breaks out, Piri is unable to return to her family in Hungary.

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  • Title Upon the Head of the Goat : A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 (Newbery Honor Book)
  • Author Siegal, Aranka
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Square Fish, New York
  • Date 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4323626-6
  • ISBN 9780374480790 / 0374480796
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.66 x 5.2 x 0.57 in (19.46 x 13.21 x 1.45 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Library of Congress subjects Siegal, Aranka, Siegal, Aranka - Childhood and youth
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

"A Sunburst book." Originally published: c1981. Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace. Newbery Honor book School Library Journal Best Book

First line

FROM THE TIME I was five my mother would send me from Beregszasz to spend the summers with my grandparents in Komjaty.

About the author

Aranka Siegal's Holocaust novels are based on her own experiences as a child. She lives in Miami, Florida.