Lale Sokolov is a Slovakian Jew; one fateful day in 1942, he finds himself packed in with other passengers in a train car, on the way to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.  With no idea of his destination, Lale is horrified by the cruel surroundings he finds himself in; but from the very start of his time at the camp, his objective is to survive. He is clever, resourceful, and fluent in several languages, and he soon puts his skills to good use to help himself and his fellow inmates as best he can, hoping to make it to a day when this nightmare is no longer their reality.  Lale soon…