An interesting novel based on facts during WW2. The story is well told and the characters are inspiring. The story captures both well-known and little known pieces of the war and weaves it into a compelling story. A good read.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

An amazing story of a young man fighting against the Nazis and finding peace. I’m glad there was a happy ending!

This story follows our main character, a Jewish boy called Max who lives in Germany at a time when antisemitism was on the rise and Hitler was coming into power. As Max grows older, he is faced with numerous conflicts internally and externally from antisemitic bullying in school to having to flee his home and the life he once knew.

This story is full of joy, hope, love, and loss on every page. We not only travel time as Max grows up but also countries and contents in the hopes of escaping the growing persecution and war in Europe. But as we all know, escaping external and internal conflict is not easy or even possible in some cases.

I received this book from NetGalley and The Red Herrings Press and I had a great time reading it and look forward to exploring more work by the author Libby Fischer Hellmann.