Ashes Author:Kathryn Lasky Berlin, 1932. Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm's world is slowly, but steadily, crumbling as Adolf Hitler rises to power. The only thing that soothes Gabriella is her favorite pastime--reading. But then her country's tensions rise, the streets fill with soldiers, Gaby’s sister's boyfriend raises his arm in a heil Hitler salute, and a family f... more »riend--Albert Einstein--flees the country. And her only solace--her books--come under attack. Will Gaby have to leave behind the stories--and the life--that she has always loved?« less