Middle Grade & YA Novels • Judaica
Tutti’s Promise
"That the family survived to have this powerful, heartening tale told cannot fail to move readers.”
—BOOKLIST, ANNE O'MALLEY
WRITTEN BY K. HEIDI FISHMAN
AUDIOBOOK NARRATED BY GRACE ANGELA HENRY
A promise kept is like the twinkling stars in the night sky: a constant reminder of something important that makes you who you are.
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES & THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL: NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD:
• SILVER WINNER: BEST NEW VOICE: CHILDREN’S/YA
• SILVER WINNER: YOUNG READER: FICTION (8-12 YEARS)
MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS:
• GOLD MEDAL WINNER FOR PRETEEN FICTION—HISTORICAL/CULTURAL
NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS
• SILVER WINNER: MIDDLE GRADES FICTION
BUY THE BOOK
$10.99 (PAPERBACK)
$6.99 (FULL-COLOR eBOOK & iBOOK)
$14.95 (AUDIOBOOK)
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• Pages: 236
• Age Range: 10 to Adult
• Pub Date: 3/01/2017
• Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
• ISBNs:
Paperback: 978-0-990843016,
Epub: 978-0990843092,
mobi: 978-0991364664 -
Holocaust, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, history, family, friendships, courage, love, resourcefulness, luck, loss, rescue, survival
LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT FROM THE AUDIOBOOK:
BOOK TRAILER
Learn about author K. Heidi Fishman’s research journey here.
A promise kept is like the twinkling stars in the night sky: a constant reminder of something important that makes you who you are.
Those who are moved by Lois Lowry's Number the Stars will also find Tutti's Promise a courageous and memorable story.
Tutti's Promise is the true account of the Lichtenstern family's unwavering quest to stay alive during the Holocaust while protecting others in harm's way. Written by Tutti’s daughter and filled with historical photos and documents—including one very important Paraguayan passport*—this multi-award-winning book draws the reader into the family's plight and reveals the precious legacy of a promise kept.
*To learn more about the Paraguayan passport, click here to read an article by the author of Tutti's Promise, K. Heidi Fishman, that also links to an article with the headline, "He should be as well known as Schindler’: Documents reveal Canadian citizen Julius Kuhl as Holocaust hero.” The article was written by Mark MacKinnon.
Thank you to KidLit TV and Every Child a Reader for including Tutti’s Promise in Creator Corner.
Reviews
“Drawing on the author’s family history, Tutti’s Promise is a wonderfully moving and evocative story of love, hope and survival in the very darkest of times. Highly recommended.”
—ROGER MOORHOUSE, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
"That the family survived to have this powerful, heartening tale told cannot fail to move readers.”
—BOOKLIST, ANNE O'MALLEY
"Fishman tells the tale of her mother’s family with elegance and a great sense of suspense."
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
"History comes alive in Fishman’s capable hands as a writer telling the story of her mother and achieving the family’s eternal desire to always remember.”
—THE US REVIEW OF BOOKS, MICHELLE JACOBS
