16 year-old Estrella's honest, humble family has lived in the small village of Encaleflora, Spain, for as long as she can remember. The year is 1500, one of the most hard and toughest times to live in history. The Spanish Inquisition has just been passed, all Jews must convert to Christianity - or die. As violence outbreaks in the village, brought-up Catholic Estrella learns the truth: her family are secret Jews. The fact that Estrella's best friend begins to become envious of her just makes the situation worse.
As time progresses, Estrella's worries begin to rise: what will happen to her family? What is the reason behind her friend's jealousy?
In this short, but poetic novel, readers are captivated by the voice of Estrella, who reminds us that while times may change, people don't - but there is always hope.
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Now.
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