Historical FictionMiddle Grade
A girl spends summer 1944 at Rockaway Beach, forming a deep friendship with a Hungarian refugee boy while her father fights overseas in WWII.
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A girl spends summer 1944 at Rockaway Beach, forming a deep friendship with a Hungarian refugee boy while her father fights overseas in WWII.
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This year, as in other years, Lily has planned a spectacular summer in Rockaway, in her family's cozy house on stilts over the Atlantic Ocean. But by the summer of 1944, World War II has changed almost everyone's life. Lily's best friend, Margaret, and her family have moved to a wartime factory town, and worse, much worse, Lily's father is on his way overseas to the war.There's no one else Lily's age in Rockaway until Albert comes, a refugee from Hungary, a boy with a secret sewn into his coat. ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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References to wartime family losses and separation
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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No religious themes or content depicted
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Depicts WWII home-front life, loss, and resilience
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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War-related loss, refugee trauma, and family separation
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