Maria Testa uses. . . . verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion." - BooklistThe thirteen-year-old from Kosova thinks of herself as a typical American schoolgirl. But for her parents, moving to Maine was just a sad necessity, a way to escape from war and find medical care for a daughter scarred up to her chin. But then a hateful event changes everything - forcing residents old and new to reexamine what it means to be an American.A New York Public Library Book for the Teen AgeA Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year