This story wasn't what I was expecting but I did enjoy it. It is historical fiction...set at the very end of World War II. Dorrie is in 5th grade and her class always does a big baking and essay project. She struggles most of the year deciding what to make. In the midst of this her Jewish family also deals with the the fallout of World War II and the Holocaust and the fact that many of their family in Europe has been killed. Fortunately, Dorrie's cousin Victor has survived the war and comes to live with them. The book reminded me of Starring Sally J. Freidman as Herself which is an old Judy Blume book.
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