It's the summer of 1944, and Lily is angry that her father has volunteered to go overseas to war. When she befriends the only person at Rockaway Beach near her age, a refugee from Hungary named Albert, she discovers the comforting power of friendship and love.
year: 1999, 1997, 2004, 2000, 1998
call number/section: 1000, 920, 5, 6
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, united states, fiction, friendship, refugees, beaches, historical fiction, juvenile fiction
Editions
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Dell Yearling (1999)
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
Schools: 16
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Delacorte (1997)
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
Schools: 89
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Listening Library (2004)
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
Schools: 3
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Listening Library (BOOKS ON TAPE) (2000)
It's the summer of 1944, and Lily is angry that her father has volunteered to go overseas to war. When she befriends the only person at Rockaway Beach near her age, a refugee from Hungary named Albert, she discovers the comforting power of friendship and love.
Schools: 0
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Schools: 0
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Bantam Audio (1998)
Schools: 0