Publisher's Synopsis
Paris, 1942. When thirteen-year-old Amélie Dreyfus goes into her mother's wardrobe to hide, it's a game. When she comes out, it's a matter of life and death. For Amélie is Jewish, and her parents and brother have been taken by the authorities. With her apartment too dangerous to remain in, Amélie must survive alone on the streets of Paris. Determined to avenge her family and defend her country, she joins the French Resistance. But Amélie will discover that in war, everyone becomes a new person, and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Even your friends may betray you . . .
