FernFolio

Lily’s Crossing takes place during the Second World War, in a place called Rockaway. Lily has short sandy hair and hazel brown eyes, and she’s different from what she seems. In the beginning she seems like a completely honest and truthful person, but, no, she has a long list of things to fix. Lying comes first, then comes daydreaming, third comes friends, as in needing some, and fourth comes Gran (her grandmother). Lily thinks she should move Gran up to #1 now, all because Gran found out Poppy was going to away to war.
Margaret, Lily’s best (and, for that matter, only) friend is going away as well, because her father is off to help in the war. Things look a little up when Margaret leaves Lily the key to the back door of their house, till she and her family come back.
Then Lily overhears Mr. and Mrs Orban’s conversation with Albert, someone Lily has never met. Albert is a boy of Lily’s age who has come overseas from Germany to Rockaway to escape the Nazis. His little sister has disappeared on the journey. He has knobby knees and lots of black curls and dark blue eyes. At first it seems like they’ll never be friends (all the adults thought they would be), but eventually they become friends (as expected). They have amazing adventures together.
I don’t want to give away the ending so you will have to read it find out by reading this book!
Reviewed by Genevieve, Grade 5