This semi-autobiographical chapter book chronicles the life of a young girl in post-war Eastern Europe and touches on a number of universal themes through content rich text. Though not specifically a Holocaust story, the plot inextricably weaves the lives of people held in camps during the war into the dialogue and narration and presents a new and often startling vision of how the effects of war endure far beyond the date that ended the hostilities. Teachers looking for a companion piece to Holo