{"product_id":"the-pebble-an-allegory-of-the-holocaust","title":"The Pebble: An Allegory of the Holocaust","description":"A sensitively written and illustrated story about a young Jewish boy growing up in the horrors of World War II.\n“My name was Eitan and it was the summer of 1943. I was sitting onthe rooftop with my best friend Rivka and the whole world was at my feet.” This is the story of Eitan, a gifted violinist, and his best friend, Rivka, growing up where children laugh, dogs bark, and women chat. All of this would be beautiful and idyllic, if not for one big, dark “but”―no one can leave this town, and once you go through the gates, you never comeback...\nThis picture book is light in appearance only―in fact, its pages unfold a story about one of the darkest stages of human history―the Holocaust. Marcinkevicius lays out life in the ghetto in spare sentences, highlighting the complexities of the human condition: although the block is surrounded by a wall and guarded by soldiers, you can climb on the roof and dream there; although families are taken out of the ghetto one by one and do not return, it does not extinguish people’s hope and culture: performances are held in the theater, voices echo in the streets, neighbors gather, children and their pets play.\nIt is not easy to talk about topics this difficult, but Marcinkevicius and Dagile portray Eitan as he witnesses the disaster that befell the Jewish people with great sensitivity. Illustrated in color throughout\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0500653267\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0500653267.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Marcinkevicius, Marius|Dagile, Inga|Avižienis, Jura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47273140289713,"sku":"RDV.0500653267.VG","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0500653267-0.jpg?v=1778526911","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-pebble-an-allegory-of-the-holocaust","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}