When Tatjana was ten years old, Nazi Germany declared war on Russia. Enduring terrible conditions and near-starvation in workcamps, Tatjana survived through liberation, but had more obstacles to overcome before fulfilling her dream to become a teacher.

• ISBN: 9780590298865
• Published: 1999 , Scholastic Inc.
• Themes: Dream, Nazi, School and teachers, Survival, War
• Descriptors: Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia
• No. of pages: 192