PublisherFarrar Straus GirouxImprintFarrar, Straus and GirouxISBN
9780374177447
Awards and Honors2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers; Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Children's Choices - Best Books of 2011, Historical Fiction, ages 9-12; Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2010
1938: Edith, a twelve-year-old German Jew, is heartbroken when her parents send her to live in America to protect her. Sharing a Chicago apartment with her uncle Jack, aunt Mildred, and cousin Dorothy, Edith is treated like a servant. She's barely allowed out of the house except for school, where kids tease her. But much worse than all this is Edith's growing awareness that she and her parents will likely never be reunited. Based on true events. Afterword.
Summary In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a young German Jew, is sent by her parents to Chicago, Illinois, where she lives with an aunt and uncle and tries to assimilate into American culture while worrying about her parents and mourning the loss of everything she has ever known.
Topics Nazi Germany. Jewish heritage. Friendship. Family. Immigration. Refugees. Bullies. Hank Greenberg (1911-1986). The Holocaust. World War II. Concentration camps. Death. Survivor's guilt. Chicago, Illinois.
SRC Level 5.300000
SRC Points 12.000000
Lexile 810L
Trim Size 5 1/2 " x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2010-02-28
JLG Release Date Jun 2010
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
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