First published 2014
Max watches over his younger sister Zena as they struggle to survive in a Jewish ghetto in Poland. The year is 1944, and conditions grow more dangerous each day. When circumstances become desperate, the siblings make a bold decision to flee the ghetto walls. They find refuge on a farm outside the city, where they discover they are not alone in their fight. A group of resistance fighters operates from the area, working to combat the Nazi forces that have torn their country apart. Max and Zena must decide whether to remain hidden or join the dangerous work of the partisans. Their choice will test their courage and determine their fate as the war rages around them.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, world-war-ii, jewish
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, survival
Setting: Poland, Jewish Ghetto
Period: 1944
112 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Inc.
Content warnings: death, violence, war