Synopses & Reviews
A young Jewish girl and her family are forced to flee communist Hungary during a period of religious persecution after World War II.
Synopsis
Life in Communist Hungary isn't easy for thirteen-year-old Nelly Food is scarce and so are clothes But she has great friends and a special boy she likes, so the hardships are bearable
When the Hungarian Revolution erupts in 1956, Nelly's world crumbles Along with the Revolution comes a new tide of anti-Semitism Nelly's family is Jewish, and her parents are convinced that the family must flee Everything she cares about - her cozy room, her favourite books, and her closest friends - will have to stay behind There's not time even to say good-bye
Nelly's adventures during the family's harrowing escape to freedom are by turns funny and sad Will she ever find a place to call home?
1998 New York Public Library's Book for the Teen Age Catalog and Exhibit Award