{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-green-sweater-a-life-in-holocausts-shadow-krystyna-chiger-paperback","title":"The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow -- Krystyna Chiger, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrue story from the major motion picture In Darkness, official 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust. Originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Green Sweater, In Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is Chiger's harrowing first-person account of the fourteen months she spent with her family in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is also the story of Leopold Socha, the group's unlikely savior. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a desperate escape and life under unimaginable circumstances, \u003ci\u003eIn Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a tale of intimate survival, friendship, and redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krystyna Chiger, Daniel Paisner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250018984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e127338 \/ Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKrystyna Chiger survived the Holocaust by hiding with her family in the sewers of Lvov, Poland for 14 months. A retired dentist, she lives in Long Island. Daniel Paisner has collaborated on many books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eLast Man Down: A Firefighter's Story of Survival and Escape from the World Trade Center.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Krystyna Chiger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45740019187940,"sku":"9781250018984","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250018984.jpg?v=1782352392","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-green-sweater-a-life-in-holocausts-shadow-krystyna-chiger-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}