Dangerous Dream

By Felice Buckvar

Autumn, 1945. Europe is teeming with refugees, and Displaced Persons camps have been set up as temporary shelters for the refugees on their way home. Many of the Jews of Europe are the sole survivors of their families. Most of this Saved Remnant live with the hope of settling in Palestine, their ancient homeland, the Biblical Land of Israel. Although America's President Truman supported the return of the displaced Jewish people to Palestine, the British, who governed the country, allowed in only a fraction of those yearning to enter. Many illegal Jewish transports tried to get there by any means possible, including Jewish underground organizations. And some-times, illegal Nazi transports enroute out of Germany and illegal Jewish transports spent the night under the same inn's roof without knowing of each others presence. Thirteen-year-old Hella desperately wants to find her father--her only relative who might possibly have survived the Holocaust--and to make a new life in Palestine. She hasn't seen him since she was a young child. The miracle meeting of the two in a displaced persons camp in Germany soon turns into a bone-chilling drama when on their way to Palestine Hella discovers the man to be an impostor, worse, a Nazi, who is using her as a prop for his own escape from Europe. Terror soon takes the place of sorrow in her heart when she realizes her position. Desperate, she sneaks away to attempt to find a group of friends she saw in the area earlier and travel with them. They are part of the Jewish underground. But now she is hunted. Only her death will keep her father's secret...and the impostor well-knows her limited means of escape

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088092277X
• ISBN13: 9780880922777
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book

Great book, always wanting to read ahead, not knowing whats arround the corner for hella.Discovering that this Nazi is not hella's father hella must escape from him while on her way to palestine.

Fast-paced, exciting, educational, and entertaining.

Hella, a thirteen-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, is in a displaced persons camp when she is overjoyed to find the only surviving member of her family--her father. But why is he so cold and distant? On their journey to Palestine, she soon discovers the frightening answer.As an elementary teacher, I'm looking for ways my students can broaden their knowledge of history and the best way I've found is to encourage them to read books such as DANGEROUS DREAM; books that are historically accurate and enjoyable to read. Thank you, Ms. Buckvar.

A tale of a holocaust survivor searching for her father.

A fast-paced, gripping odyssey of a thirteen year old Jewish girl who survived the holocaust and is desperate to find the father she believes is still alive. The subsequent twists and turns take us on an unforgettable journey.