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In late summer and early fall 1938, a ten‑year‑old Ruth Block and her family in Frankfurt face mounting persecution of Jews. The family’s stationery store is forced to close, and Ruth and her best friend Miriam are publicly ridiculed as their school shuts down. One November night, the whole neighborhood is terrorized during Kristallnacht: armed men break into their apartment, and Ruth’s father is taken to the square and arrested alongside hundreds of other Jewish men. Ruth, her parents, siblings, friends, and the wider community struggle to survive the violent night and confront an uncertain future.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Emma Carlson Berne
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