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Esther is a Jewish girl who escapes from Nazi-occupied Europe to Israel. Nejma lives in a Palestinian refugee camp. The book portrays how they both deal with similar feelings of fear, helplessness, and desire for a better life. Le Clezio, a French author of 20 novels and a Nobel Prize winner,shows how the girls experience suffering, struggles, desires, and dreams while trying to find their place in the world. Well written and lyrical sentences describe vividly their lives.
