anna was so busy with schoolwork and friends tthat she hardly had time to notie adolf hitler's face glaring out of political posters all over berlin. but one morning her father was gone, and then she and her brother had to sneak out of germany. reunited in switzerland, anna ahnd her family try to find a home in several countries. along the way they must learn new languages, new customs, and the special skills required to be a refugee. but anna knows as long her family stay together, that's all that really matters. written by judith kerr