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Brown, Don

Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust

192 pp. | HarperCollins/Clarion | October, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9780358538165 $22.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780358538608 $10.99
(1) YA Brown (recently 83 Days in Mariupol, rev. 7/23) applies his signature graphic-nonfiction approach to the rescue of Jewish young people during the Holocaust through various means, including hiding and evacuation. Sequences about broader historical events set the scene before Brown turns focus to individual human stories, showing poignant moments as parents and children say what may be final goodbyes. The varied panel layouts in Brown's digital illustrations employ a muted palette, making the occasional exceptions (red Nazi armbands and flags; the Reichstag fire) especially striking. Real quotes shown in speech bubbles lend immediacy. Though there are hopeful elements in the stories of people helping one another, the book doesn't shy away from painful truths; several powerful wordless spreads near the end depict the fate of many of those left behind. Back matter includes an afterword, source notes, and a bibliography.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2023

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