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Based on the true story of the ship St. Louis, which left Germany in May 1939 full of Jewish passengers seeking refuge in Cuba. Denied port in Cuba, the US, and finally Canada, the St. Louis was forced to return to Europe, where many passengers later died in the Holocaust. Through the eyes of two children, Sol and Lisa, both of whom survived the war and shared their experiences, we see as their journey begins with excitement and hope, only to end in frustration and fear. The children's chapters alternate with those of Captain Schroeder, who reveals the full history of the journey.
Kathy Kacer
KATHY KACER’s award-winning list of Holocaust fiction and non-fiction for young readers includes The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser (winner of the OLA Silver Birch Award), The Diary of Laura’s Twin (winner of the National Jewish Book Council Award [US] and the Canadian Jewish Book Award), Hiding Edith (winner of the OLA Silver Birch Award, the Sydney Taylor Book Award [Association of Jewish Libraries], and the Yad Vashem Award for Children’s Holocaust Literature [Israel]), and To Look a Nazi in the Eye (a Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Teens). Her books have been published and translated in twenty countries. Kathy Kacer is the child of Holocaust survivors, and the parent of two actors and musical theatre performers. For more information, please go to www.kathykacer.com
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