By Dina D. Friedman
(YA F Frie)
199 pages. 2006 Historical Fiction
It is just like every other day until thirteen-year-old Halina comes home to find her mother gone and herself an orphan. Now to escape the Holocaust she must flee her homeland and learn to live on her own. With the aid of her mother’s boyfriend, Halina finds her way to a forest of refugees hiding out from the war. As others her age band together we learn that the horrors of war affect all ages. (Grades 9 & Up)
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This book deserves its acclaim. I was privileged to read it in manuscript and have read it a couple of times since then. A wonderful and well-researched holocaust story.
(OK, so I'm biased--Dina's my wife).
Shel Horowitz, author, Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers
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