The War Within These Walls
Books | Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction
Aline Sax
Caryl Strzelecki
It’s World War II, and Misha’s family, like the rest of the Jewsliving in Warsaw, has been moved by the Nazis into a singlecrowded ghetto. Conditions are appalling: every day morepeople die from disease, starvation, and deportations. Mishadoes his best to help his family survive, even crawling throughthe sewers to smuggle food. When conditions worsen, Mishajoins a handful of other Jews who decide to make a final,desperate stand against the Nazis.Heavily illustrated with sober blue-and-white drawings, thispowerful novel dramatically captures the brutal reality of atragic historical event.