Judie Oron

A fascinating, well-written story about Ethiopian Jews trying to make their way to Israel. Based on a true story. Insightful, moving, and memorable.

Wuditu, a young Ethiopian Jewish girl, and a group of fifteen family members set out on a dangerous journey on foot to reach a refugee camp in the Sudan with the hopes of being secretly airlifted to Israel. Based on a true story. (Grades 7-12)

Based on a true story about a Jewish family trying to get to Israel from Ethiopia in the 1980's. A young girl is separated from her family, and must try to survive in Ethiopia on her own.