num_pages: 160
description: It was 1938, and something terrible was happening in Germany. Suddenly, there were more and more restrictions for the Jews: yellow stars they had to wear, schools they could not attend, things they were forbidden to do. The Nazis were in power. And Lisa Platt was scared.Her father knew they had to escape, and he left for America in the middle of the night. He promised to send for Lisa, her mother, and her two sisters when there was enough money. Until then, they were to live in Switzerland. And so they did, waiting, in hardship none of them could ever have imagined.
language: English
title: Journey to America
titlecomplete: Journey to America (Journey to America, #1)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Jewish, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Holocaust, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 724
places: Switzerland, Germany
series: Journey to America
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Aladdin