#1 New York Times bestselling author of Iceberg , Jennifer A.
Nielsen presents an inspiring and dramatic account of the Polish resistance fighters who struggled to force out their Nazi occupiers and reclaim their nation\'s freedom from tyranny..
Drawing on the extraordinary real-life story of Polish teenager Lidia Zakrzewski, bestselling author Jennifer A.
No matter the consequences, they\'re willing to defend their freedom and their homes from the Nazi invaders--even with their lives.
Life will continue to surprise Lidia, as she and the resistance fighters do their best to defeat the German soldiers.
When the Warsaw city Uprising begins--one year after the more well-known Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Polish Jews--with gunfire and bombs echoing throughout the streets, Lidia joins the Polish nationalists\' fight, too, and she and her peers fight with everything they\'ve got.
Soon, she begins to work as a courier, smuggling weapons and messages for the resistance throughout the city.
After her brother joins the resistance, Lidia wants only to follow in his footsteps.
She wants to fight.
Still, she feels like she could be doing so much more.
With the help of a friend, Lidia begins to smuggle wheat and food into the ghetto.
But she also wants to aid the Jewish people held captive in the Warsaw Ghetto.
After her family returns to Warsaw, where life has changed irrevocably, Lidia continues to play the piano, finding comfort in Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven.
Lidia wants to follow him into war, but she\'s far too young, and she\'s needed by her mother and brother.
Poland has fallen under German occupation, and her father makes the brave decision to join the Polish army to fight against the Nazis.
Before the bombs hit the ground, Lidia realizes her life is about to change forever.
Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather\'s house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi cross on each wing.
Nielsen inspires readers with a brand-new thriller based on the remarkable true story of a young Polish girl who bravely fought, participating in the Warsaw city uprising, and took a stand in the name of freedom. #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iceberg , Jennifer A
