The Impossible Escape: A Little-Known Story that Exposed the Truth about Auschwitz

Authors

  • Danny Wade Washburn University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62704/3v1r6w83

Keywords:

Auschwitz, Gerti Sidonova, historical nonfiction, Holocaust, Hungary, Nazi Europe, Poland, Rudi Vrba, Vrba-Wexler Report

Abstract

The author reviews the young adult historical nonfiction work, The Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (2023) by Steve Sheinkin.

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Author Biography

  • Danny Wade, Washburn University

    Dr. Danny Wade is the Associate Provost of Faculty Development and Professor of English Education at Washburn University, where he has taught for 18 years. He earned his Ph.D. in English Education from the University of Oklahoma and brings a combined 28 years of experience in education. Before joining Washburn, Dr. Wade taught middle and high school English for ten years in Colorado and Oklahoma. At Washburn, he teaches courses such as Teaching Young Adult Literature, Teaching Composition, and Secondary English Methods, and he supervises student teachers. His research interests include adolescent literacy, the teaching of poetry, and young adult literature, reflecting his deep commitment to preparing future educators to connect meaningfully with young readers and writers. He can be reached at danny.wade@washburn.edu.

References

Kansas English, vol. 107

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Published

2026-06-30

Issue

Vol. 107 (2026)

Section

Young Adult (YA) Book Reviews

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

The Impossible Escape: A Little-Known Story that Exposed the Truth about Auschwitz. (2026). Kansas English, 107. https://doi.org/10.62704/3v1r6w83