The Center of the Earth

By Darlene P Campos

Book Overview

WINNER of Best YA Historical Novel in the Texas Authors Museum Book Awards

When Dahlia, the courageous daughter of an Ecuadorian embassy official, sees how Germany is changing as Adolf Hitler's reign takes hold, she knows she must act.

Her best friend, Werner, and his family have been ostracized and endangered, and she can't stand to see them suffer. With a new identity, Werner hesitantly finds a new beginning as part of the Aviles family back in Ecuador.

He and Dahlia must balance the typical growing pains of youth with the distance in culture and geography for Werner.

Based on true accounts from Holocaust survivors, THE CENTER OF THE EARTH gives a heartwarming yet heartwrenching firsthand look at what it means to be a family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1955058288
• ISBN13: 9781955058285
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Blue Handle Publishing
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary