This story takes place in Berlin. Berlin is currently watching Hitler rise to power. Gabriella Schramm is also watching this catastrophe. She watches the world outside her home slowly become unstable and her sister changing. When she turns to her books, she finds that they too are also disappearing. This book is so meaningful and really gave me the perspective of a child during those troubling times. I couldn't help thinking about it for weeks afterward. It rose a lot of new questions within me including if the facts would change if I switched to a different character in the story. This book has changed my view on the causes of WW2 and WW2 itself. This book that Kathryn Lasky wrote is extraordinary and so is the fictional story of Gabriella and her ever-changing world.

"In wartime, nothing is safe" In Berlin, 1932, Thirteen-year- old Gabriella Schramm lived a happy and privileged life. As Hitler rises to power, everything suddenly became quite unreal as though nothing could have any consequences. People who were once trustworthy are now Nazis. Gaby and her best friend Rosa seemed to realize the transformations of their lives and the agonies of their country during the rise of Hitler. To face the reality, Gaby turns to the comfort of her books, but suddenly those are in grave danger of disappearing as well. To Gaby, holding on to the one thing she loved the most was never so hard. "I could still see Berlin faintly, its buildings rising like a scratchy calligraphy, words in a sentence strung across a page. A page I couldn't quite read" Through a young women, Kathryn Lasky describes a personal and political history that will haunt readers. I would give this book a 101/100 if you ask me to rate it. Reading this book, I imagine myself as Gaby. I smelled the ashes she smelled and I felt my own eyes stinging as Gaby saw the sea of brown uniforms. I really enjoy this page-turning book because every word from this book affected me deeply. I recommend this book to all ages and genders because Gaby's gripping story will haunt everyone.

This book is about life on the other side of the law and the not-so-clear distinction between right and wrong. I love this book because it has a slight twist of history and a lot of details. There are also some things in this book that leave you hanging. Plus, this author has also written the Gallagher Girls series! If you loved that you will love this one! Also, I am pretty sure there are a few more Heist Society books that Ally Carter wrote.

This book is so meaningful to me because I am from India and this man's story has been very rough for him and his families. There are many scenes in this book that are realistic and terrifying and it is impossible to not feel amazed at this man's journey to find his birth family. I can not imagine going through what he did and it was shocking to remember that this was a true story. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know a true story of perseverance.

I like reading old books and some adult books, but this looks so interesting. I'll add it! P.S. Now, you sometime might find another book review within one, so keep an eye out for that! I only do that if there's a book I want to talk about but I can't find it in the search engine.

This book is great!