
Katie, a Jewish girl living in New York City during World War II, sees many dynamic changes in her world as she ages from seven to ten waiting for her father to return from the war.


Katie is just seven and her father is leaving, going to fight in a faraway war, and no one knows when he will come home again. With Papa away, Katie and her mother do the best they can. Katie makes friends with Old Mrs. Leitstein downstairs. Mama's best friend Louise comes to...


Set in New York during World War II, this story follows seven-year-old Katie's life from when her father leaves until she and her mother move to Texas three years later.