The Nazis have taken everything from 12-year-old Felix Salinger. They have taken his family, his friends, and thus rattled his life. Felix doesn’t give up, he keeps fighting, keeps pushing forward through the difficulties he faces every day as a Jewish boy in WWII. Felix has been hiding from the Nazis in a hole at Gabriek’s home for two years; the place where Gina and Zelda (his adoptive family, whom we met in the previous books) used to also live before the Nazis killed them. He stays hidden under the trapdoor in Dom’s stall in the barn. Felix’s growth has been compromised due to his living conditions, but he marvels over newspapers and the William books by Richmal Crompton (his favorite author). Gabriek brings Felix food, water, and the
