The night that Rachel and Toby’s parents are taken away by the Nazis, they give their young daughters three gold coins with the instructions to “use these wisely to help save your lives.” They also ask the girls to promise that they will always stay together. This compelling true story follows the sisters as they confront the daily horrors of Auschwitz, protecting one another, sharing memories, fears, and even laughter—always together. But when Rachel becomes ill and is taken away by Nazi guards, likely forever, Toby risks her own life and uses the well-hidden gold coins to rescue her little sister.
Pnina Bat Zvi is a host of a morning radio program and a journalist in Tel Aviv. Pnina was also a documentarian for radio and television and has written one previous adult book. A mother of twin sons herself, she is the daughter of Rachel. Margie Wolfe is the publisher and co-founder of Second Story Press in Toronto. Books from Second Story’s Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers have been translated into more than forty languages world-wide. Margie has been recognized for her work by a number of organizations. She was born in a displaced person’s camp in Germany. Toby is her mother. Isabelle Cardinal has been an illustrator for 17 years. Her style emerged through the years as her original way of doing digital collage. Using mostly a collection of Victorian era photos, her own textures, photos, and drawings, her work has a unique and mysterious feel. She lives in Trois-Rivières, Québec.
