Isabel's War

2015 Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category

"This coming-of-age story offers an authentic glimpse of the 1940s American war effort and corresponding sentiments while introducing a realistically flawed heroine whose well-meaning efforts sometimes backfire."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Fresh and atmospheric, this captivating work of historical fiction will connect young readers to the plight of children who escaped Nazi Germany with the Kindertransport—and of those who did not."—Wall Street Journal

2015 Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category

"This coming-of-age story offers an authentic glimpse of the 1940s American war effort and corresponding sentiments while introducing a realistically flawed heroine whose well-meaning efforts sometimes backfire."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Fresh and atmospheric, this captivating work of historical fiction will connect young readers to the plight of children who escaped Nazi Germany with the Kindertransport—and of those who did not."—Wall Street Journal