The author and illustrator of Mendel's Daughter depicts the struggles and sweetness of his childhood in Brooklyn as the son of Holocaust survivors, growing up in the back of his family's candy store in Brownsville during the neighborhood's deep decline.

Depicts the struggles and sweetness of the author's childhood in Brooklyn as the son of Holocaust survivors, growing up in the back of his family's candy store in Brownsville during the neighborhood's deep decline.

Combining an unforgettable story with haunting illustrations, "Mendel's Daughter" is a powerful graphic memoir depicting the dramatic escape of Martin Lemelman's mother from Nazi persecution in 1930s Poland. Illustrations and photos throughout.