Steve Watkins

Dec 3, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Steve Watkins |Dav Pilkey |Ben Whitehouse

A haunting testament to the strength of the human spirit. In an effort to survive, two sisters in East Prussia navigate the war zone between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Having fled the bombing in Königsberg, 11-year-old Asta and 9-year-old Pieta are living with their mother on their grandparents’ farm during the final months of World War II when the Red Army attacks.

Oct 21, 2024 | slj.com | Steve Watkins |Lynne Stover

. Dec. 2024. 288p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781546109983. COPY ISBN Gr5 Up–This novel begins in Königsberg, East Prussia, where sisters Asta and Pieta, alongside their mother, endure the British bombings of their city. The horror escalates as the Red Army advances, compelling the family to flee to their grandparents’ farm. Safety proves elusive and tragedy strikes, forcing them to embark on a perilous journey to the Baltic Sea.

Sep 12, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Steve Watkins |Andrea Rogers |Jocelyn Chung |Jehan Madhani

Steve Watkins. Scholastic Press, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-5461-0998-3Tween Asta, her younger sister Pieta, and their mother flee their East Prussian home of Konigsberg in the final months of WWII, before Konigsberg is raided by Soviet forces. They arrive at their grandparents’ farm in the countryside, hoping they will be safe there.