Summary Of Prisoner B 3087 By Alan Gratz

The name of my book is Prisoner B-3087 and it is written by Alan Gratz. This book is based on true events, but is historical fiction. It takes place in multiple concentration camps across Poland and Germany and in Krakow during World War 2. Yanek, or Jakob, is the name of the main character of this book. He is a young Jewish boy who lived in Krakow, Poland for 10 years in peace, until the Nazi, or German army, invaded his homeland. He is really smart and into movies, especially old western cowboy movies. He has multiple cousins, aunts, and uncles that help him through the Holocaust. Yanek hid in a chicken coop, travelled through multiple concentration camps, took multiple death marches, and even looked Death straight in the eyes.

Moshe helped Yanek by giving advice to him through all the concentration camps until his life, unfortunately, ended in Plaszow Concentration Camp in 1942. Yanek’s parents hid in their and Yanek’s chicken coop and gathered food until the Nazis found their shelter and killed them. General Goeth is another important character in this story. Goeth was a General in Plaszow Concentration Camp and had multiple, vicious dogs. He ended up killing Uncle Moshe for not working hard enough at his job with those same dogs. The plotline of my book has many twist and turns and ups and downs. The book starts off in Krakow, Poland during the Nazi Invasion. The Nazis built a wall around the Jewish city to keep the Jews in. Next, after a couple of years in a apartment building with other families, Yanek’s Bar Mitzvah came up. His dad and he then snuck into their relative’s bakery, where Yanek had his Bar Mitzvah. The Nazis later announced the taking of Jews to concentration camps all over Poland. To survive, Yanek and his family hid in a chicken coop during the invasion. A couple days after the invasion, Yanek had to go sneak to get bread for his family. When returning from his bread run, Yanek found his