Mala’s Cat Audiobook Libro.fm

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Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forest Mala Szorer had the happiest childhood she could have hoped for But at the age of twelve as the German invasion begins her beloved village becomes a ghetto and her family and friends are reduced to starvation So she takes matters into her own hands and bravely removes her yellow star so she can sneak out to the surrounding villages to barter for food It is on her way back that she sees her loved ones rounded up for deportation and receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away In order to survive she walks away from everything she holds dear to live by herself in the forest hiding not just from the Nazis but from hostile villagers as well She is followed by a stray cat who stays with herand seems to come to her rescue time and time again Malach the cat becomes her family her only respite from painful loneliness her guide and a reminder to stay hopeful even when faced with unfathomable darkness Allowing listeners to see the war through the innocence of a childs eyes Malas Cat is a powerful and unique addition to the Holocaust canon