Author:
Levi, Lia, 1931- author.
Edition Statement:First U.S. edition.
ImprintNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Imprint2022
Description135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note:"Twenty-five years after the publication of Una bambina e basta by edizione E/O, Lia Levi has adapted her story for young readers." --Title page verso.
Note:One summer at the seaside -- Bye-bye school -- Jewish school -- Papa "Loses" his job -- Boom! Boom! The war is here! -- The fog in Milan -- The skyscraper in Rome -- Nonna Teresa's surprise -- Nanny Maria -- Mussolini's gone (But it's only a trick) -- The plan -- One morning in October -- Winter with the nuns -- Pina and Spepetto -- When are we going home? -- Finally! Time to go home! -- Just a girl -- A letter from the other side of the ocean.
Target AudienceAges 8-12.
Note:"1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city. As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again?"-- Amazon.
