"Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station. When Noa discovers a boxcar with dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she snatches one of them and flees. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. The two soon forge a powerful bond. But as the facade that protects them proves tenuous, and Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship can save one another--or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything"--Page [4] of cover.
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