I have a little bit of an obsession with stories revolving around the Holocaust. So, when this book came across my desk I knew I was going to read it.

Felix is a young Jewish boy who was sent to a Catholic orphanage by his parents in an attempt to keep him safe from the Nazis. Felix believes that he is there just while his parents take care of their bookselling business. Three years later, when the orphanage is visited by soldiers who burn all Jewish books, Felix naively believes that all Nazis just hate Jewish books and that he must leave to find his parents.

Thus starts his adventure leading him from the countryside to a city Jewish ghetto. Along the way he meets Zelda, a 6 year old and brings her along with him.

I didn't learn anything new with this book as I've read copious amounts of fiction and non-fiction on the subject. But this one is one of the better at showing the experience from the eyes of a child and from showing how even those who were going through it were still denying the magnitude of the horror.

I am looking forward to the next two in the series.