This is one of those books where you never want to put it down. I read it in just a few days. A girl, AnneMarie, is forced to live with soldiers all over her town during WWII. Her best friend, Ellen, is jewish and the soldiers are taking over the town. The girls are very afraid. I tried to put myself in both of their positions and I figured that it would be really scary and I wouldn't know what to do. The book is very suspensful and it's hard to tell whats going to happen next. I reccommend it to readers of all ages.