The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells

You won't put this book down.....the true story weaves the life of a 12 year old girl living a normal life with the impending horror of Nazi Germany - to which, sadly, she and her family succumb. They miraculously escape on Kristallnacht, leaving behind the only life they knew - and countless family members ultimately killed in concentration camps. This book is a "must read" for young and old. The juxtaposition between the daily writings and musings of a young girl coming of age (along with her school friends) and the Holocaust, which was brewing and beginning to unfold, is startling and stunning. Debbie Levy has creatively penned a book that is aligned with "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Night".