IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful.School Library Journal, StarredA Book Sense Top Ten PickA Publishers Weekly Choice of the Years Best Books A Booklist Editors Choice