Fifteen-year-old Thomas sets sail on a German ship bound for Cuba in 1939 along with more than nine hundred German Jews expecting to be granted safe haven on the island, but he discovers that although the passengers have landing permits, they may not be allowed to enter the country.
year: 2009, 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: jews, germany, history, 1933-1945, juvenile fiction, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), fiction, jewish refugees, holocaust, 1933-1945, ships, holocaust, 1939-1945, historical fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Whitney, Kim Ablon
Alfred A. Knopf (2009)
Fifteen-year-old Thomas sets sail on a German ship bound for Cuba in 1939 along with more than nine hundred German Jews expecting to be granted safe haven on the island, but he discovers that although the passengers have landing permits, they may not be allowed to enter the country.
Schools: 4
Whitney, Kim Ablon
Laurel-Leaf Books (2010)
In 1939, fifteen-year-old Thomas sails on a German ship bound for Cuba with more than nine hundred German Jews expecting to be granted safe haven in Cuba.
Schools: 1
Whitney, Kim Ablon
Fifteen-year-old Thomas sets sail on a German ship bound for Cuba in 1939 along with more than nine hundred German Jews expecting to be granted safe haven on the island, but he discovers that although the passengers have landing permits, they may not be allowed to enter the country.
Schools: 5