A brilliant historical YA that asks: how do you choose between
survival and doing the right thing? The arrival of the Soviet army
in Germany at the end of World War II sends sixteen-year-old Katja
and her family into turmoil. The fighting has stopped, but German
society is in collapse, resulting in tremendous hardship. With
their father gone and few resources available to them, Katja and
her sister are forced to flee their home, reassured by their mother
that if they can just reach a distant friend in a town far away,
things will get better. But their harrowing journey brings danger
and violence, and Katja needs to summon all her strength to build a
new life, just as she's questioning everything she thought she knew
about her country. Katja's bravery and defiance help her deal with
the emotional and societal upheaval. But how can she stay true to
herself and protect the people she loves when each decision has
such far-reaching consequences? Acclaimed writer Michelle Barker's
second novel explores the chaos and destruction of the Second World
War from a perspective rarely examined in YA fiction-the
implications of the Soviet occupation on a German population
grappling with the horrors of Nazism and its aftermath.
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