The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew Fox - ESSENTIAL

The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew Fox, 240 p Union Square Kids 2023 $17 

Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G; 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL 

APPEALS TO MANY 

10yo Kara is mystified by the footprints in the snow across the rooftop of her apartment building in modern-day Stockolm, Sweden. Then one night she meets 13yo Rachel who, with her brother Samuel, is hiding. It takes a few encounters, but Kara finally realizes that she is meeting the siblings in a time travel loop and that the pair are German Jews hiding during WWII. Kara isn’t sure what she can do in her time to help the others to safety. 

I loved this book. The setting reminded me so much of winters in Norway, dark and cold and not very much daylight. Kara is brave and will do what she can for her new friends. The time travel part of the story was fascinating and done believably. Kara and her mother are Swedish. Rebecca and Samuel are German Jews. 

Ellen-Anita. Librarian