Few sto­ries have been writ­ten about Jew­ish girls, who, hav­ing escaped the final ​“aktion” of their ghet­to, made their way to the for­est where Jew­ish par­ti­sans lived in under­ground bunkers. As this is fic­tion, teenage Hali­na will be instant­ly rec­og­niz­able to teen read­ers through the lit­er­ary devices of dia­logue, sus­pense, romance, and mother/​daughter tiffs; it also rings true as a dan­ger-filled Holo­caust account of one girl’s strength in the face of destruc­tion and is obvi­ous­ly based upon true expe­ri­ences. Ages 10 and up.