Anna is a Jewish girl growing up in the time of WWII and Hitler. Anna, her father, and her baba live in Poland, where rising tensions against Jews is rising. Jewish stores are being vandalized, people are being abused on the streets. Anna is shocked to find that police officers will stand by and enjoy the scene. Not even the comfort of music can calm her the more this goes on. As more and more Jews start to leave Poland, Anna finds herself wanting to leave the country too.
The Sound of Freedom is a children and teens book that teaches about sticking together as a family and defining what ‘home’ truly is. It is a short historical fiction novel that combines real world events with the life of a musician’s daughter. I enjoyed reading this book and I’d recommend it to people who like reading historical fiction.
Review written by Quincy, Grade 9