This story of a Holocaust survivor who makes her way to Palestine is told in a choppy. first-person narrative. Appealing characters personalize the chronology. The plot is eventful and exciting. Ruth, the protagonist, guides readers through the pain of surviving, the danger of continuing anti-Semitism, the barriers to entering Israel and the joy of success, a dream come true. Sadness floods each new problem but hope follows desprair and love follows hope, all vital ingredients in fiction for teens.