Prisoner B-3087

I rarely post reviews since I am so busy, but this book deserves a thoughtful review. I picked up the book for my 11yo son's summer reading list. He is hooked on anything WWII, but glamorizes war and the military aspects of the war (which is normal!). I wanted him to see another side... the ugly side of war. I read the book before giving it to him and I think this book is perfect for that goal. I get some of the negative reviews, but I am actually grateful for the way the story is told. If it wasn't told high level and a bit detached, it would be way to intense (and long) to be a children's book. The topic alone is about as intense as it gets and Yanek's experience spanned almost a decade. All that being said, there are some scenes that are emotional and scary. I think the balance is good, but as a parent, we know our kids best and when they are ready for this type of thing. I recommend you read it first before giving to your child so you can discuss what happens and give support if he/she is on the younger side of the age range. I downloaded the book to his kindle tonight and he doesn't want to put it down! Can I read one more chapter before going to bed? In one night, he started the book and read to chapter 6... did I mention my son really isn't a reader?!

Easy read for my 7 year old granddaughter. Also great for adults.

I read the whole book in 1 sitting. It was well written and easy to follow.

Greta book, but ending was rushed. 14 more words, 14 more words, 14 more words, 5 more words, 5 more words, I can submit now

My daughter had been looking for this book for months, couldn't find it at library or bookstore. She asked for it as a Christmas gift as she loves reading and history. Arrived on time, great quality and price.

Very emotional and well descriptive. I would definitely recommend this because it is a great reminder of human nature and the terror in our blood.

11/10, I legit have no words to describe this book and the feeling that it puts in you and all.

You learn so much about what concentration camps were like. He writes it so you feel so much emotion. This is the second book I have ever read and I thought it was sooo good

The book is truelly sad. But there are som moments where hope shines out. Jack, or Yanneck, has to survive 10 different Concentration camps. Nazis play games with him, frighten him ,and kill other people mercelessly. Jack looses his family. His best friend Fritz dies. You should truelly read this book.

An accident because it was not my intention to read this book on the first place. My younger brother needed to read it for his school, but he needed the portugueese version and accidentaly bought the english one. And so we had to buy the book again (this time in portuguese). I had to practice my english skills, when I remembered that Prisioner B3087 was already on my amazon account. That was why I started reading the book. And it was amazing. The book is perfect, made me feel like one of the jews. I could feel what Yanek was feeling. Moreover, it was the first time I could see how was the second war from the perspective of the jewish in the concentration camps. My favorite book about the second war.

I read this book As I had been made aware that boys from a particular school, who were unmotivated to learn, became engaged into learning more after reading this book. I understand why. It is well written and you become involved with the main characters. However, it is also historically accurate.

I've read a lot of Holocaust literature over the past ten or so years, but Prisoner B-3087 is a little different to what I normally read in that it is a fictionalisation of a true survivors' story. And what a story it is. Yanek Gruener isn't even a teenager when the Nazi's invade Poland, but he grows up in the fastest, most brutal way in a Ghetto, ten concentration camps and two Death Marches. Although the writing is fairly sparse and simplistic, in doing so Alan Gratz doesn't try and romanticise, embellish or exaggerate the truth of Yanek's story. It's brutal and cold and epitomises how Yanek survives - by making himself as annonymous as possible. Although aimed at the Young Adult market, this book doesn't hold anything back - although not graphically described, there isn't any part of the story that is glossed over - from the brutal, random cruelty of the kapo's and SS, the death camps and the unending, hopeless fight for survival. I read this book in one sitting because I just couldn't stop reading - and admiring the strength and determination of Yanek to survive no matter the horrors that he encountered every single day for years. There's not much more I can say about this book because it is what it says on the tin - plot wise there are no surprises and it focuses almost primarily on Yanek's journey through the horror of the holocaust. Prisoner B-3087 is a book I would unhesitatingly recommend to anyone that reads about the Holocaust, and as a book for older teens it is a powerful educational tool - Yanek's story is so unbelivable and yet Alan Gratz brings it alive on the page. Unpretentious, sad, moving and ultimately uplifting, this is a book that will stick with me for a very long time.

Super good book if your into like history it was really interesting and i love alan gratz but anyway it was a good book and its a hard covor book with a very well written story