There are sad and good parts sad, her little becoming deaf. good when she helped with the horse's after the fire.

I would definitely recommend this book; it was really interesting! When I first saw it, I did not think I would like it, but reading it definitely changed my mind! The book is about a girl named Batya who loves to carve, but only boys can. When she flees to New York with her family, she hopes things will be different, but they aren't. I like this book because Batya isn't afraid to stand up and show people what she can do.

I like how the girl has determination even though in that book girls don't have jobs and are expected to take care of the home. I like that she sticks with what she loves even when she's being prevented from doing it.

suspenseful!

This is a sad ,but cool book.