Berlin, 1932. Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm's world is slowly, but
steadily, crumbling as Adolf Hitler rises to power. The only thing that
soothes Gabriella is her favorite pastime-reading. But then her
country's tensions rise, the streets fill with soldiers, Gaby's sister's
boyfriend raises his arm in a heil Hitler salute, and a family
friend-Albert Einstein-flees the country. And her only solace-her
books-come under attack. Will Gaby have to leave behind the stories-and
the life-that she has always loved?