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North Kansas City Public Library J BEHAR (Text) 0001002429783 JUV Fiction New Available -

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Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, etc.:
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10 up. Nancy Paulsen Books.

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