The Nazis came to Poland when Nelly Toll was six. By the time she turned eight, the events of World War Two had destroyed her life and taken almost everything she loved from her. Scared and lonely, Nelly hid in the small bedroom of a Gentile couple in Poland, where she lived in constant fear of discovery by the Nazis for more than a year. to help ease her anxiety, she passed the time by writing in her diary and painting pictures of a colorfull fantasy world filed with friends, ipen skies, and happy families. Nelly's original watercolors and photographs illustrate this moving and powerfull true story of how one young girl's imagination helped her survive a nightmare.
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ISBN: 0439611814
Physical Description:161 p. xiii, col. ill.; 24 cm.regular print