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A Sydney Taylor Honor Book and CBC Best Children's Book of the Year
When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two most precious possessions—the key to their old house and the Ladino language.
When Flory flees Europe during World War II to begin a new life in the United States, she carries Ladino with her, along with her other precious possessions—her harmoniku and her music. But what of the key?
Discover the story of Ladino singer Flory Jagoda.
Debbie Levy
Debbie Levy is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of many books for young people, including the I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark; This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality (with Jo Ann Allen Boyce); The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells; A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, The Original Fight Over Science in Schools; The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II; and Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice. Her books have received many honors and awards, including the Sydney Taylor Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, and the Orbis Pictus Honor. Before writing books for young people, Debbie was a newspaper editor, and before that, she was a lawyer.
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