A wonderful true story that shows that anyone, young or old, can make a difference.
Claire is around nine years old when her written account begins. She meets a Holocaust survivor named Alter Wiener who immediately impacts her life through his stories, kindness, and open heart.
Through Alter, Claire learns of the Holocaust's true horrors; the Holocaust and other genocide events in history are not taught in Oregon schools. The main premise of the story is how the two friends fight for a law to be passed that will mandate schools teach children genocide history.

Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book left me teary-eyed. What a beautiful read and I wish I could read it over and over again. Wow, what a powerful book.

I enjoyed reading this one, but I wished it was a little more detailed. It felt as though Claire rushed through certain aspects of the friendship and story between her and Alter. However! The book isn't for me (an adult librarian), but for kids and I think they will enjoy this one. I appreciated that the book spoke about her friendship with a Holocaust survivor, but also the way they tried to get legislative passed to make sure Holocaust/genocide education existed in schools in her state of Oregon. I think kids will be able to learn how all of that works, plus some other stories of kids being passionate about causes.

Yeah. Okay. I just finished this book and I’m in tears. I was in tears before the story came to its conclusion. As someone who has family who are Jewish and have been to the National Holocaust museum in Washington DC, this story played the strings of my heart.

You could say it’s fate for this story to have come out at this time of history. There are acts of terrorism everywhere, from the war between Russia and Ukraine, to the atrocities happening in Palestine and Israel. Either way, there is still hate in this world, and as the book states, if we do not teach what happened in history, it is bound to happen again.

This is a story about a girl who meets a Holocaust survivor. They embark on a journey to create change and become best friends. The author is a very fortunate person to have had been in the good company of an amazing soul.

Thank you NetGalley and Little Brown Books for the chance to read for this review. I hope this book touches your soul as it has mine.