Journey to America: Aniela Kaminski's Story: A Voyage from Poland During Wwii

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Summary: A 12-year-old girl and her father flee Nazi-occupied Poland.
Review: Even as the shadow of war hangs over Europe in the summer of 1939, twelve-year-old Aniela Kaminski and her friends in Warsaw, Poland, try to continue on with the daily routine of their lives. But soon, everything changes in terrifying ways. Without warning, German planes strike. The terrified residents of the city are often forced to huddle in basements as bombs fall overhead. Although the Polish troops fight valiantly, they are defeated by the powerful German army. The Nazis that occupy the city kill anyone that disobeys their rules, and the war has created food shortages. Aniela's Jewish friend, Edith, is forced to flee Poland with her family. Aniela's widowed father fears for the safety of his daughter in an occupied country, and arranges for the two of them to travel to neutral Sweden, where they will board a ship bound for the United States. America is a wonderful place, but even there Aniela is not free of hardship and prejudice. Can Aniela overcome the obstacles she faces in order to achieve her dreams? Journey to America is a wonderful new series that I reccomend to all fans of the popular Dear America books.