I Am Fifteen--And I Don't Want to Die (Point)

A True Story of Heartbreak and Heroism

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I Am Fifteen--And I Don't Want to Die (Point)

A True Story of Heartbreak and Heroism

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Christine Arnothy was just 15 years old in 1945. Here, she tells the moving story of fear and death, hunger and thirst as she hides in a cellar with her family from the marching tides of the German and Russian armies during the siege of Budapest.

Praying she would survive, asking herself whether her terrifying experiences would ever be over, and mourning the loss of some of her fellow refugees, Christine found solace in her imagination and dreamed of having a life of her own. Christine Arnothy's story is a poignant coming-of-age memoir and a remarkable tale of ordinary lives destroyed by war. It was first published in 1955 in Paris as Jai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir.

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English
Pages
220

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I Am Fifteen--And I Don't Want to Die (Point): A True Story of Heartbreak and Heroism
September 1990, Scholastic Inc., by arrangement with E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Paperback in English

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Edition Notes

Printed in the U.S.A. / Other system no. (OCoLC)612192

*Christine Arnothy* was a Budapest-born French writer. She has written numerous books, including J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir. [Nov. 20, 1930 to Oct. 6, 2015]--Wikipedia
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New York, USA
Series
Scholastic ''Point'' [USA $2.95 CAN $3.95]
Other Titles
First pub. in 1955 in Paris, France, as ''Jai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir.''
Copyright Date
1956 by E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.; ©1956 by Scholastic Book Services
Translation Of
Jai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir.
Translated From
French

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
848.91
Library of Congress
PQ2601.R619 Z56 1956a

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
220p. : [2 unumb]
Number of pages
220
Dimensions
4.75 x 4 x .25 inches
Weight
2.4 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7540710M
ISBN 10
0590446304
ISBN 13
9780590446303
LCCN
56009028
OCLC/WorldCat
1463057, 1045544628, 1035620079
Library Thing
324171
Goodreads
229759

Work Description

Everyone, regardless of age, should read this book, as told by a 15 year-old child, who lived through WWII, and was brave enough to share her experience, with the world. Both Christine Arnothy and Anne Frank truly were courageous, heroes. May they both rest in peace knowing they have bravely, without curtains, shared their very personal stories.....and may those memories survive for always.

The true story of Christine Arnothy's experiences as a fifteen-year-old during the siege of Budapest in World War II. After hiding in a dismal cellar during the Nazi occupation, a Hungarian girl must flee from the Russians who now control her country.

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