Awards

• Commended for Cybils (Nonfiction-Mid Gr/YA) 2010
• Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Teen) 2011
• Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2010

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<p> In this rich, insightful memoir, Molnar offers a child&#8217;s-eye view of life in Romania in the late 1950s. [Her family is] a lively, eccentric bunch brought vividly to life in a simple first-person, present-tense narration.&#8230; Black-and-white family photographs illustrate this poignant, memorable memoir. <p>&#160;-- Kirkus (STARRED)<p>&#160;<p> As Eva pieces together her family&#8217;s history, a vivid story emerges; ranging from funny tender moments of family life to the horrific revelations of the Romanian holocaust, about which little has been written&#8230;.[a] poignant, memorable offering. -- Booklist <p> Finely wrought moments poignantly render the political and religious complexity of Eva's childhood: her best friend, a Christian, searches Eva's head for horns; her Jewish aunt delivers a Christmas tree; she learns that two Nazis saved her family's lives years earlier. Haunting images and humorous anecdotes combine to powerful effect in this impressive debut.: -- P

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Haya Leah Molnar lives in New York City. This is her first book.

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