Ashes Author:Kathryn Lasky Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm's favorite pastime is reading. With Adolf Hitler slowly but unstoppably rising to power, Gaby turns to her books for comfort while the world around her changes dramatically: The streets become filled with soldier, Gaby's sister's boyfriend raises his arm in a Heil Hitler salute, and the Schramm's family friend... more »... more » Albert Einstein flees the country. When Gaby's beloved books come under attack, she fears she may have to leave behind the fiction--and the life--she has always cherished.« less