Kimberly A. Arkin

Aug 27, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Jennifer Nielsen |Heather Camlot |Sophie Casson |Kimberly A. Arkin

Review By – August 27, 2024 When this middle-grade novel begins, it is July 1942 in Paris. Twelve-year-old Miri and her family fled Berlin after Kristallnacht, losing their home to fire. They experienced numerous antisemitic episodes and saw roundups of Jews who were about to be deported to a concentration camp. Miri reaches Paris while caring for a toddler, Nora, whose mother has committed Nora to her care.