以二戰時期羅馬尼亞為舞台，本書講述猶太少女 Rieke 與姊姊 Astra 在戰火蔓延下的生存故事。父親離去多年，母親崩潰，祖父成為唯一依靠。然而，俄軍與德軍的先後入侵，讓原本的安全幻象瞬間瓦解。Rieke明白自己處於權力無情壓迫的世界，必須在愛與存活之間做出選擇。作者以沉著筆觸，描繪愛、失落與生存意志，讓讀者看見黑暗年代裡的希望微光。以真實歷史事件為基礎，故事張力強烈從家庭與情感切入，讓戰爭故事更貼近讀者獲多項專業書評肯定，兼具文學性與史實性Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book AwardNamed a best book of the year by the Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, SLJ, ALA Booklist, the Horn Book, and moreRecipient of five starred reviewsFrom Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania.Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He's done his best to provide for them and shield them from antisemitism, but now, seven years later, being a Jew has become increasingly dangerous, even in their beloved home
