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Author
Type
Ages
Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Pages
180 p. ;
Categories
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945, United States, World War, 1939-1945, United States, Friendship, Refugees, Beaches
Awards
1998 Newbery Honor Book
Publisher
publisher summary(s)
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently. A Newbery Honor winner. Reprint.
When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during the summer of 1944, they begin a special friendship. However, Lily and Albert have both told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may cost Albert his life.