![]() ![]() ![]() In Germany, Erik and Hans are best friends filled with plans for their future: Erik taking over their beloved local zoo, and Hans serving pastries right outside the gates. Their connection becomes all the more important when England joins the war against Germany and the blitz begins overhead. Ruby and Kate’s first meeting is nearly disastrous, but the two lonely girls soon strike up a friendship. And Kate is sickly all the time, her older siblings each taking turns looking after her. In England, Ruby has no friends because of the speckled blotches on her face that kids say look like dirt. “A triumph.” -Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials sagaįour young lives across Europe are forever changed in the dawn of World War II in this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel from award-winning author Hilary McKay. ![]()
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