The Other Way Round Author:Judith Kerr Anna and her fmaily were among many refugees livingt in wartime London in the early 1940's. Beccause of their Jewish ancestry and Papa's political writings, whey were forced to flee Germany, in the wake of the Nazi takeover. In England, where neither Mama or Papa could find a job, how were they to survive? The financial hardships made it almo... more »st impossible to get by and the nightly bombings seemed more horrible each day. Yet fifteen year old Anna and her brother, Max, began to carve out a new life. Bright, adaptable Max was doing well at Cambridge and was determined to join the British Air Force. Anna found work in London, but more importantly, she began to paint. Evening drawing classes became the center of Anna's lift. Her art teacher's interes in her paintings and in her took up all of Anna's thoughts and happy dreams. Elation, though, gives way to many moments of despair, until Anna discovers her own strength and abilities.« less