Stones in Water

This book was a very quick read for me and was interesting and well-researched. It is a good book for anyone who likes history, especially that of WWII. It's different than most Holocaust stories because it is set in Italy, which I think is almost ignored at this point in history. I also recommend it to more mature children because some of the content is a bit awkward. I think ages 10-14 would relate the most easily to Stones in Water.

This book is so easy to read! It’s an interesting story, I cried a couple times. I recommend it to all!

This book will touch readers of all ages. An Italian boy is forced to face the troubles of war, and struggles to find his own way to survive and remain strong. Touching and well-written,... this is a fairly quick and easy reading, and is definitely worth it.

I have homework to read.. But my dog ate! However book is good .

Starts off a bit slow but by half way you can't put it down.The sad truth about how terrible war is.

My son needed this book "in a hurry" for school. Delievery was earlier than expected and the book was in perfect shape.Thank you for the service!

Stones in WaterAlex Machado This book was about a boy named Roberto in Venice, Italy. One day he decided to see a Western style movie. One of Roberto's friends was a Jew, but nobody knew that. In order for Samuele (Roberto's Jewish friend) to see the movie Roberto's brother had taken the arm band that all Jews were supposed to wear and hid it under the table of a restaurant, thinking he would be able to come back and get it.. Two of his friends and his brother came. Right when the movie started German soldiers came in and took them away They took them to Germany to work on building an air strip. Soon Roberto was caught steeling raw eggs from the chicken coop. One of the chapters was about when two of the German soldiers died after getting drunk on Vodka, passing out, and freezing to death. Roberto and Samuele took the boots off of their dead bodies. Whenever a person froze to death the first person to spot them got the first choice on articles of clothing, so he took the boots. That night two kids tried to steel Roberto's boots, be Samuele protected them with his life. Literally. Before they had disturbingly talked about Samuele's shriveled penis and how if anyone saw it they would be in big trouble. That's why Roberto tried to not let anyone take his clothes. But they took them any way.From then on every one looked at him funny because they knew that he was friends with the Jew. So he just ran away, thinking that he would get shot trying. But he survived to eat the small animals from under rocks from the frozen river. When he came to a village that had been ransacked by the Germans he found food, supplies, and someone to take along on the journey. After being shot and getting it cured with Vodka Roberto runs away again, this time ending up on the beach. He meets an Italian soldier there. The Italian makes him row him, because he says that he is a very bad rower. And when Roberto gets a fever and can't row, it turns out that he is very bad. This book ends with them still rowing in the Black Sea. I liked when the Italian soldier and Roberto were rowing together in the Black Sea. I didn't really like much else of the book though, so if I could rate this book one to five I'd probably give it a two.

The book Stones in Water is a wonderful book which is a mixture of an adventure into the wild and a touching story about to friends separated by race. Stones in Water is set in WWII. The main character is a boy named Roberto who lives in Venice. He has a Jewish friend, Samule and does not understand the implications of that during the war. He is almost oblivious to his surroundings. He has no idea of the atrocity of the war. It is not really an important part of his life. This changes when German soldiers storm his theater while he is watching an American movie. He soon finds himself in a work camp with instructions to keep quiet and do as the others do from his brother Sergio. He soon finds himself working every day on a small ration of food. He and his friend Samule trade there food since Samule, who no changed his name to Enzo, is kosher. Roberto soon sees a group of Jews who are being held in a pen and is determined to help them. Roberto and Enzo have a system so they help to little girls. In return the girl gives him a stone. Soon Roberto leaves with Enzo and goes to another work camp where Enzo dies because of the cold. Roberto is so mad he leaves. Now one catches him as he escapes. He travels south back toward Italy. As he travels he meets Germans soldiers and finally meets a boy in Ukraine who leads him to many villages. He finally finds a river and a boat and starts his way back to Venice. On the way an Italian deserter forces himself on Roberto and so he comes along too. I thought this book was a very good book it showed many different points of view inn World War II. I especially like how the character was an Italian citizen and not a usually persecuted person in that war. That showed how awful the Germans really were not only did they kill people because of there race they captured and worked there allies children so they could get more workers. I also liked how he did not die and he resolved to help more people later in his life even though he could have just shot other Germans.

a work of fiction that good easily be true ,a good account of the mind of a 13 year old .