Publisher's Synopsis
A young Russian girl's autobiographical experience of World War Two.
The story: The powerful memoirs, in diary form, of a Russian girl who survived World War Two, despite being taken to be a labourer in Germany.
Themes: war, the individual and society, families
Multicultural
Diary form
Autobiography
Prize: Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book for 1998
Strong, active central female character
KS3/KS4 (S1-S4)