Author: sharoncameron

One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make… It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemysl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio — a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish. But … are Jewish. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemysl. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the…

Every 12 years, the city of Canaan descends into chaos. Everything that isn’t written down is forgotten forever. But Nadia never forgets — and she alone knows the real truth. This “absorbing” fantasy adventure (Publishers Weekly) is “a marvelous achievement” (School Library Journal starred review).