In 1937, Hitler's power affects rural Germany. Weilbach's family encounters racial slurs, her father’s arrest, and her grandmother's disappearance. Weilbach escapes Germany and boards a luxury refugee ship. In England, Weilbach experiences loneliness, confusion, and does not understand English. Through the lens of a child, Weilbach’s poetry and prose captures the innocence and resilience of a child who is growing up in a cruel and frightening world.

English language arts 20 (2012).