Wiseman, Eva creator Author text novel onc Toronto Tundra Books 2004 monographic eng Eng lis h

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194 p. : 20 cm. juvenile Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award It is 1957 and Alexandra's immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her father is a respected doctor, and she has a warm circle of good friends from church, from girl guides, and from school. Perhaps her mother is nervous and a bit odd - she seems incapable of leaving the house alone - and there is never any talk of the life they left behind in Hungary, but every family has its quirks. Alexandra's world is turned upside down when she discovers a secret that her parents have kept. They are not Catholic, as Alexandra believes. They are Jewish. Alexandra's view of her parents, of her friends, and of the society in which she lives is turned upside down by her discovery. Who is she and where does she really belong? Jews Persecutions Hungarian Canadians Prejudices Racism Childhood Parents MLCS 2006/43675 (P) jC813/.54 0887766803 2004106595 CaOONL 040429 20240123172952.0 119368 eng