Lydia must face her parents' divorce, the growing hostility toward Ro-mania's Jewish population, and her sudden relocation to a kibbutz in Palestine during World War II. Often outrageous and abrasive, yet also delightfully imaginative, bright, and tenacious, Lydia is the archetype of a survivor, while her experiences on the periphery of the war's horrors are authentic and fascinating. -- Kirkus Reviews, pointer