{"product_id":"my-real-name-is-hanna-paperback","title":"My Real Name Is Hanna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTara Lynn Masih\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1941, Hitler's army crosses into Soviet-ruled Ukraine in a secret mission titled \"Operation Barbarossa. A young Jewish girl, Hanna Slivka is fourteen when German soldiers arrive in her small village of Kwasova. Until their arrival, Hanna has split her time between playing with her younger siblings, sharing drawings with the sweet shy Leon Stadnick, and assisting her neighbor, Mrs. Petrovich, with her annual dyeing and selling of psyanky, decorative eggs. But now, she, Leon and their families are forced into hiding, first in the woods outside of their town and then into caverns beneath it. They battle sickness and starvation, and the local peasants who join the Nazis in hunting Jews through the ravaged countryside, but at no time are they more tested than when Hanna's father - briefly above ground to scavenge for food - goes missing, and suddenly, it's on Hanna to find him, and to find a way to keep her mother, brother and sister alive. This novel is inspired by the true story of Esther Stermer and her family, who survived underground for 511 days. Less than 5% of the Jewish population in Ukraine survived these Holocaust \"Actions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna has split her time between exploring Kwasova with her younger siblings, sharing drawings over lunch with the sweet and shy Leon Stadnick, and assisting her neighbor, Mrs. Petrovich, with her annual dyeing and selling of psyanky, decorative eggs many in their community consider talismans. But before long, she, Leon and their families are forced into hiding, first in the woods outside of their town and then into caverns beneath it. They battle sickness and starvation, and the local peasants who join the Nazis in hunting Jews through the ravaged countryside, but at no time are they more tested than when Hanna's father - briefly above ground to scavenge for food - goes missing, and suddenly, it's on Hanna to find him, and to find a way to keep her mother, brother and sister alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Real Name is Hanna \u003c\/em\u003eis inspired by the true story of Esther Stermer and her family, who survived underground for 511 days, far longer than anyone ever has; expert cavers, by contrast, have only lasted a handful of months. Less than 5% of the Jewish population in Ukraine survived the Holocaust \"Actions.\" The Stermers are one of the few families that remained intact. Their story is the focus of an award-winning documentary, \u003cem\u003eNo Place on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, but it - like so many Ukrainian stories of the Holocaust - has yet to be explored in literature outside of Esther's own self-published, difficult to find memoir. \u003cem\u003eMy Real Name Is Hanna \u003c\/em\u003ewill resonate with fans of \u003cem\u003eAnna and the Swallow Man \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e. In lyrical prose and innovative structure, Hanna's story celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit, the beauty of a helping hand, and the power of family connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTara Lynn Masih \u003c\/strong\u003eis editor of two ForeWord Books of the Year, \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning Essays\u003c\/em\u003e. She is author of the critically acclaimed short story collection, \u003cem\u003eWhere the Dog Star Never Glows\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to other collections, her flash fiction has been anthologized in \u003cem\u003eFlashed: Sudden Stories in Comics and Prose; Nothing Short of 100\u003c\/em\u003e; and W. W. Norton's forthcoming \u003cem\u003eNew Microfiction\u003c\/em\u003e. Awards for her work include a Skipping Stones Honor Award (for \u003cem\u003eThe Chalk Circle\u003c\/em\u003e), the Lou P. Bunce Creative Writing Award, \u003cem\u003eThe Ledge Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e's Fiction Award, \u003cem\u003eWigleaf \u003c\/em\u003eTop 50 recognition, a finalist fiction grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Pushcart Prize, \u003cem\u003eBest New American Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eand Best of the Web\u003c\/em\u003e nominations. She was recently honored with a Neville Award Citation for exemplary stories that deal with climate change, and her essay \"Be Prepared to Evacuate\" was translated into a dance performance by Dance Box Theater. She is Founding Series Editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Best Small Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e annual anthology and splits her time between Massachusetts and Florida. www.taramasih.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457389379762,"sku":"9781942134510","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cd145476519ce9c106d8fa97cc99f8d4.webp?v=1778880128","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/my-real-name-is-hanna-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}