“As difficult as this account is to read, it is also one of great will and grit. Masterfully and beautifully written. Not to be missed, this is a first and important purchase for all libraries” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“This Holocaust memoir is especially engaging and should resonate with middle-grade readers. Tola’s account is searing, straightforward, and compelling. This crucial testimony deserves a wide audience.” — Booklist
“In this young reader’s adaptation of Friedman’s 2022 memoir, the author makes her story more accessible for a younger audience without losing any of its heartbreaking impact. Ultimately, this is a call to action for readers to witness and understand the past so that they are better equipped to find current situations that trigger those same alarms, and then do whatever small measures that they can to be change agents.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
