It is Christmas eve. An old woman is living in poverty in a caravan so she goes to the town with her accordion to earn some money for fuel and food. Eventually
Charles Middleberg and his family are Polish Jews, living in France during World War II. After the German invasion in May 1940, Charles's father is taken away.
A teacher's gift of love makes a profound impact on one of her struggling students in this heartwarming story. Mary Bartel is a child who seems beyond hope of h
"Powerful . . . equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching. White is a gifted storyteller." —Washington Post From the streets of Baltimore to the halls of t