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Running from Giants by Margareta Ackerman

Running from Giants follows a young boy’s struggle to survive in Nazi occupied Europe, from the forests where he and his brothers once happily played, to the horrors of the ghetto. While the narrative propels us through Srulik’s gripping true story, the black-and-white art reveals his journey through the imagination of a child caught in a land of giants. The story opens with Srulik Ackerman enjoying a peaceful childhood in the Polish town of Nowosiolki, until the Nazi whirlwind blows in leaving ten-year-old Srulik suddenly and brutally alone.

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s if in a flash, everything seemed to be floating away. The earth appeared to shudder as loud, incomprehensible voices resonated in Srulik’s ears. He pushed through the crowd. People parted like strands of rye as he rushed past. Everything began to shift faster and faster. The world seemed to spin, colors blending together, shapes intermingling.