"Danny survives the Buchenwald concentration camp but loses his entire family. Lilli is an Auschwitz survivor who saw her mother and younger sister sent to their death and was separated from her other sister by the refugee process. She hopes for a new life in Canada, but has bad experiences with foster families. Marilyn is a Canadian girl who goes to school with the newcomers and gradually comes to understand the adversities that shape their lives and influence their reactions to Canadian life."--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts grade 9 (2009).