In 1940, the Germans have come to Paris and Bertrand, his mother and sister are fleeing. Meanwhile, the Germans have not come to the south of France, where Zina and her family live–but there’s no work for ethnic Russians like Zina’s papa. Both Bertrand and Zina must go to America in order to survive. Each shows fear in a different way, but finally, through friendship, finds hope again.

Related: France, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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• ISBN: 9780689807749
• Author: Howard, Ellen
• Published: 1996, Atheneum
• Themes: Courage, Family, Fear, Friendship, Survive, World War II
• Descriptors: France, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 176