This book needed a postscript, or a few more chapters telling how Annie resolves, or doesn't resolve her issues. She is left trying to figure out all the pieces. Then Anna goes to visit her gentile family but notices the difference in their social status and lifestyle. Then her father decides to remarry and Anna is left trying to please a perfectionist new stepmother- whom she calls Mother, hoping she will come to love Anna as much as she does her own practically perfect daughter. But the time away from everyone has made family life colder and people seemed remote. She is left trying to The story tells of Anna's reunion with her father and older sister.
The story tells of Anna's reunion with her father and older sister. I would recommend this book (it is SUCH a quick read) for anyone who read and enjoyed The Upstairs Room.more Sometimes that got annoying, but I enjoyed the story. How did they rebuild their life? It is told from a child's point of view, so it is very simple in style and tone. This tells about what happened after WWII, after the Germans left Holland, after the Jews came out of hiding. It answered all those questions that we always have about what happens AFTER the main events of a story take place. Sometimes that got annoying, but I enjo This is the sequel to The Upstairs Room which I reread along with Mason and Renae a few months back. This is the sequel to The Upstairs Room which I reread along with Mason and Renae a few months back. Now includes photos and an interview with the author.more
Her story demonstrates the power of hope and the human spirit to survive despite the chaos, tragedy, and horror of war. But can she save her family from being torn apart when she returns to her war-ravaged town? In this fascinating autobiographical account, Johanna Reiss shows us that courage isn't reserved just for the battlefield. After almost three years of hiding from the Nazis, thirteen-year-old Annie has survived the war against all odds. But can she save her family from bei In this sequel to the beloved Newbery Honor-winning book "The Upstairs Room," Annie, a young Jewish girl, continues her dangerous journey in the aftermath of war. In this sequel to the beloved Newbery Honor-winning book "The Upstairs Room," Annie, a young Jewish girl, continues her dangerous journey in the aftermath of war.
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