| Thought Of High Windows By Lynne Kositsky $6.95 pb Told from the point of view of 16 year old Esther, this is the story of a teen leaving her family behind to try to find safety in France. Both an original Holocaust and coming of age story, Esther is young, Jewish and on the run from the Nazis. She is one of a group of children who manage to flee Germany for Belgium and then France at the beginning of World War II. Despite her desperate and dangerous situation, she frets over her frumpy looks and loves a boy who is really interested in another girl. As the war rages on and Esther bears witness to its horrors, her pain and isolation grow, until only the highest windows bring the promise of release. Young Adult. |
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