Vogel, Ilse Margret

Because of the special but sometimes difficult closeness she had with her twin, Inge questions her own identity when her sister dies.

The author tells how she and some of her friends struggled to survive and resist Nazi domination in Berlin from 1943 to 1945.

Tikhon, a Russian soldier trapped without identification papers in post-World War I Germany, becomes a unique and much-loved companion to young Inge when her parents harbor him in their basement.

Despite their poverty, Tollush and her mother find joy in simple things.

A light-hearted examination of fear, strange noises, and creatures that seem scary.