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Yanek The Nazis are taking Yaneks life away from him because of the war. Yanek is a 12 year old kid that withstands the war for two years before the Nazis came and started overtaking his town. I can’t imagine what life would be like having to live through a war. I am 12 years old and have never had to experience sacrifice and suffering like Yanek. The Nazis came marching in with big panzer tanks. At first, I thought they could be nicer than the Polish army. In World War 1, the Nazis were not bad they were nice to us, but that all changed during the course of World War 2. Yanek is the main character in the book. He is a 12 year old boy facing some challenges about the Nazis taking over his town, Krakow. Yanek’s life keeps getting worse

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