It is 1947, and Sally Feedman, her brother, Douglas, her grandmother, Ma Fanny, her mother, Louise are moving to Miami Beach. Sally has mixed feelings about moving, but she also sees it as an adventure. On their trip there, Sally encounters racism and segregation when she meets a nice African American family who had to change cars because of their race. This infuriates Sally, especially when her mother is surprisingly not affected by it. With help from her friend, Barbara, Sally adjusts well at her new school, and soon makes friends and even has a crush on a boy at school, Peter Hornstein. Mr. Zavodsky is a man who lives in her building. To Sally, he resembles Hitler, and this hits home with her because she is Jewish. Sally also worries that her father, Arnold (who still has to work in New Jersey), just turned 42 and will soon die because his brothers were 42 when they died. Will Sally figure out what Mr. Zavodsky is really up to? Will her father be safe? Will life in Miami Beach work out for her?
Moving far from what you call home can be very difficult, but it’s good to have your family there with you. It also helps to have a good friend to show you how things are done. Anyone can relate to having to move away from their friends and family and starting over in a new city where they don’t know anyone. Add the pressures of worrying about a parent’s health, and it can really cause a lot of stress on a person, but having an active imagination can help ease the worry.
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