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It was winter in the ghetto and Jewish children were lonely and sad. Their teacher asked a man to smuggle in a sapling. Risking his life, the tree was smuggled in for BIShavt, or The New Year of the Trees holiday. The children planted it when the ground was warm enough. The tree grew as the hopeful children watered it. The tree was called The Tee of Life. The tree grew over the years and became a symbol of hope.
Elisa Boxer brings awareness of the Tree of Life in this story, but I felt it would have been better told in a first person story rather than just pedantic facts. I enjoyed reading the author's note at the back of the book as it enlightened me to the back history of this story.
Jewish child prisoners were the main characters.
MOMMAC
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