Lily's crossing / Giff, Patricia Reilly

It's the summer of 1944, and Lily is angry that her father has volunteered to go overseas to war. When she befriends the only person at Rockaway Beach near her age, a refugee from Hungary named Albert, she discovers the comforting power of friendship and love.

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.