Author: jkasperkramer

A powerful middle grade debut that weaves together folklore and history to tell the story of a girl finding her voice and the strength to use it during the final months of the Communist regime in Romania in 1989. Ileana has always collected stories. Some are about the past, before the leader of her country tore down her home to make room for his golden palace; back when families had enough food, … families had enough food, and the hot water worked on more than just Saturday nights. Others are folktales like the one she was named for, which her…