Thirteen-year-old Rachel dreads the afternoons she has to spend with her great- grandmother, Nana Sashie-until Sashie begins to reminisce about her childhood in Russia and Rachel finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of memories. As the events and characters of Sashie's past come to life, Rachel discovers a distant country and time, a time when Jews were forced to serve in the Czar's armies or were murdered in pogroms, a time when nine-year-old Sashie devised a wonderful plan to save her family from danger. . . .
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The NIght Journey:
Arrived in a timely manner in perfect condition. Would order again from this vender. AAA
The journey to freedom . . .:
This is a story about a Russian family in the time of Nicholas the Second. They are going on a journey because they want to find a new home where they won't be bullied by Nicholas the Second. But on their journey they end up running into some Russian soldiers on some of the last times I read about this happening, they pretended that one of the family members were dead and they were having a funeral. Now they are in their home but their great-grandmother has died. I thought the book was OK. One thing I liked... more info
lazyreaders.com book selection for June 2006:
Here's one for the girls. A thirteen-year-old girl dreads the afternoons she must spend with her grandmother until she becomes interested in the tales her grandmother reveals of her past. Give this book a chance, as it does not grab the reader right away. I promise you the story gets better with time...like a strong marriage. [...]
NOT about the Nazis:
This book is well-written and deals with a number of interesting issues, including racism, genocide, inter-generational relationships, and adolescence. The language is rich and the tale is engaging. The book is NOT, however, about the Nazis. The plot follows an escape from CZARIST RUSSIA.
