Ashes
by Kathryn Lasky
2020-11-23 09:18:06
Berlin, 1932. Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm''s world is slowly, but steadily, crumbling as Adolf Hitler rises to power. The only thing that soothes Gabriella is her favorite pastime-reading. But then her country''s tensions rise, the streets fi...
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Berlin, 1932. Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm''s world is slowly, but steadily, crumbling as Adolf Hitler rises to power. The only thing that soothes Gabriella is her favorite pastime-reading. But then her country''s tensions rise, the streets fill with soldiers, Gaby''s sister''s boyfriend raises his arm in a heil Hitler salute, and a family friend-Albert Einstein-flees the country. And her only solace-her books-come under attack. Will Gaby have to leave behind the stories-and the life-that she has always loved?
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