Sisters Krystia and Maria have been through the worst — or so they think. World War II ravaged their native Ukraine, but they both survived, and are now reunited in a displaced persons camp.

Then another girl accuses the sisters of being Hitler Girls — people who collaborated with the Nazis. Nothing could be further from the truth; during the horrors of the war, both sisters resisted the Nazis and everything they stood for. But the Soviets, who are now in charge, don't listen to the sisters' protests. Krystia and Maria are taken away and interrogated for crimes they never committed.

Caught in a dangerous trap, the sisters must look to each other for strength and perseverance. Can they convince their captors that they're innocent — or escape to safety before it's too late? (From Scholastic Canada)

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the Brantford, Ont.-based author of over a dozen historical picture books, chapter books and juvenile and young adult novels. Her books include the co-authored book with Van Ho, Too Young to Escape, and 2018's Don't Tell the Enemy.