"A compassionate introduction to the whole subject of World War II" - Books for your Children
"An extremely exciting adventure story." - Daily Express
"A charming and touching book, often very funny" - Daily Mail
"Exact, intelligent and unsentimental." - Sunday Telegraph
"A beautifully written, moving and poignant story that is - and very much deserves to be - a timeless classic" Z J Cookson, TheBookbag
"An extremely exciting adventure story." - Daily Express
"A charming and touching book, often very funny" - Daily Mail
"Exact, intelligent and unsentimental." - Sunday Telegraph
"A beautifully written, moving and poignant story that is - and very much deserves to be - a timeless classic" Z J Cookson, TheBookbag
"An engrossing autobiographical novel." School Library Journal, starred review
"This book is an exploration of family solidarity in a time of personal crisis. An engrossing and sensitive narrative." --Horn Book
"Anna does not really understand why her family leavs Germany . . . but during the next three years in Switzerland, France, and England she learns from firsthand experience what it is like to be a refugee. . . The narrative is absorbing and believalbe." --Booklist
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Choice Book
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
A Library of Congress Best Children's Book
"This book is an exploration of family solidarity in a time of personal crisis. An engrossing and sensitive narrative." --Horn Book
"Anna does not really understand why her family leavs Germany . . . but during the next three years in Switzerland, France, and England she learns from firsthand experience what it is like to be a refugee. . . The narrative is absorbing and believalbe." --Booklist
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Choice Book
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
A Library of Congress Best Children's Book