Someday We Will Fly

Reach for this book when your teenager is grappling with questions about identity, displacement, or how to find beauty in a world that feels increasingly uncertain. This evocative historical novel follows Lillia, a fifteen year old Polish Jewish refugee, as she and her father navigate the complexities of life in occupied Shanghai during World War II. While Lillia waits for her missing mother to join them, she must balance the heavy realities of poverty and war with the universal teenage experiences of making friends, developing a first crush, and discovering her own creative voice. It is a profound exploration of resilience that treats young readers with intellectual respect. Parents will appreciate how the story highlights the capacity of the human spirit to adapt and thrive through connection and art, even under the most dire circumstances. The book is best suited for mature readers ages twelve and up due to its realistic depiction of wartime hardships and complex moral choices.