title: Eight Tiny Flames
author: McHugh, Crista
description: 1944 Ardennes, WWII
  Lt. Ruth Mencher has always secretly admired Capt. Joseph Klein, but it takes the lighting of a Hanukkah candle to uncover the spark of mutual attraction. Each night awakens a new facet of their relationship, but as the Battle of the Bulge begins, the approaching Nazi forces threaten to tear them apart.
  "That's one of the best endorsements I can give a story: I can't stop myself from re-reading it." -- Kirkus Reviews