Month: April 2009

A Dear America Special Edition set in Vienna, Austria and New York, 1938 The beginning of this book is a beautiful description of what Austria was like just before Hitler was allowed to take over the beautiful country of his...

I remember reading this book as a teenager many years ago- it was one of my book order books, that I still have in my collection. I really liked the cover illustration at the time, and actually still like it rather well. Lisa is...

Karin Levi is one of the lucky Jews to escape France alive, with her brother Marc. To be a Jew in France, during Hitler’s occupation, was basically a death sentence. Follow the complex path of Karin and Marc as they move,...

Karin Levi is one of the lucky Jews to escape France alive, with her brother Marc. To be a Jew in France, during Hitler’s occupation, was basically a death sentence. Follow the complex path of Karin and Marc as they move,...

I ordered this book at our library, and finally got it in. My boys were absolutely thrilled. “Did you order this for me?!?” “No, it’s mine, I love mongooses.” “It’s mine, right,...